Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'The' (T_STRING), expecting ',' or ';' in (FILE LOCATION) on line 17

Question

I can't figure out what is wrong with my PHP code, just started learning and I don't understand what is wrong. I keep getting this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'The' (T_STRING), expecting ',' or ';' in (FILE LOCATION) on line 17. Any help is greatly appreciated.

<html>
<body>
<?php
// Set the variable number
$number = $_POST["number"];
if (!empty($number))
{
        if(!is_numeric($number))              
                        {
                             echo "The value you entered is not a number. Please enter a numerical                       
                              value”;

              }
              else
             {
             if($number < 10)
    { 
        echo "The number is smaller than 10";
    }
    else if ($number >= 10 && $number <=100 )
    {
        echo "The number is between 10 and 100";
    }
    else
    {
        echo "The number is larger 100";
    }
}
}
else
{
    echo "Please enter a number";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

Try putting `value”;` on the same line as your `echo`, or concatenating the two lines and echoing that out. — jdgregson, Oct 07 '17 at 05:51
Additionally you have the wrong quote mark. It should be `value";`. — jdgregson, Nov 08 '17 at 03:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 07 '17 at 02:37

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This line appears to be messing things up:

echo "The value you entered is not a number. Please enter a numerical                       
                          value”;

Instead, use:

echo "The value you entered is not a number. Please enter a numerical value";

answered Oct 07 '17 at 02:37

Grant Thomas

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That fixed it! Thanks a bunch!!!!!!! – Cody Pasbrig Oct 07 '17 at 02:43
Questions that are about basic PHP syntax errors should not be answered. They should be closed as a duplicate of [PHP Parse/Syntax Errors; and How to solve them?](//stackoverflow.com/questions/18050071) only. See: [Should one advise on off topic questions?](//meta.stackoverflow.com/q/276572/1768232). Off-topic questions can be closed and deleted, which could nullify your contribution anyway. – John Conde Oct 07 '17 at 12:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '17 at 04:31

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Just so you know what the actual problem was, you had a "smart quote" terminating your string.

The string was opened using a standard straight quote: "

but closing was attempting to be done by a curly quote: ”

You can see in the syntax highlighting of your question that the string wasn't being terminated correctly.

I would also think your code editor, assuming it supports syntax highlighting (which, if it doesn't, you should change to one that does) would show the same thing.

answered Oct 07 '17 at 04:31

Noah Heck

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Questions that are about basic PHP syntax errors should not be answered. They should be closed as a duplicate of [PHP Parse/Syntax Errors; and How to solve them?](//stackoverflow.com/questions/18050071) only. See: [Should one advise on off topic questions?](//meta.stackoverflow.com/q/276572/1768232). Off-topic questions can be closed and deleted, which could nullify your contribution anyway. – John Conde Oct 07 '17 at 12:31

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'The' (T_STRING), expecting ',' or ';' in (FILE LOCATION) on line 17

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