Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSEIF

Question

Doing some very basic coding on codeacademy and this has been bugging me for over an hour now. What is possibly wrong with this code that it is displaying the error " Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSEIF on line 12 "

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Our Shop</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>
      <?php
        $items = 10;    // Set this to a number greater than 5!
        if ($items > 5) {
          echo "You get a 10% discount!"; }
          else { echo "You get a 5% discount!";
          } elseif ($items == 1) {
              echo "Sorry, no discount!";
          }


      ?>
    </p>
  </body>
</html>

You can not use `elseif` after `else`.[http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.elseif.php](http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.elseif.php) — Naveed, May 17 '13 at 23:07
[Reference - What does this error mean in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/12769982) <- Error in PHP you have no clue about? This should be one of your first stops online. — hakre, May 18 '13 at 22:00

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered May 17 '13 at 23:07

8

The else block must be last. It cannot go before an else if:

if ($items > 5) {
    echo "You get a 10% discount!";
} else if ($items == 1) {
    echo "Sorry, no discount!";
} else {
    echo "You get a 5% discount!";
}

answered May 17 '13 at 23:07

Blender

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This might be clearer on what is intended : if ($items > 5) { 10% } elseif ($items > 1) { 5% } else { sorry } – Frédéric Clausset May 17 '13 at 23:19

Kevin · Answer 2 · 2013-05-17T23:21:12.973

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Your else block needs to be the last if you intend to use else if. Please watch your use of { and } as well. If it's messy, it's hard to read and harder to debug.

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Our Shop</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>
      <?php
        $items = 10;    // Set this to a number greater than 5!
        if ($items > 5) {
            echo "You get a 10% discount!";
        } else if ($items == 1) {
            echo "Sorry, no discount!"; 
        } else { 
            echo "You get a 5% discount!";
        }
      ?>
    </p>
  </body>
</html>

edited May 17 '13 at 23:21

answered May 17 '13 at 23:07

Kevin

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now it tells me "Oops, try again! Did you remember to include the elseif keyword?" using the exact code you gave me. **EDIT** needed to be elseif not else if. I'm pretty sure they were the same. – roukzz May 17 '13 at 23:16
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Must be some codeacadamy requirement. All I can confirm for you is that this code is valid PHP. – Kevin May 17 '13 at 23:22

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSEIF

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