PHP Syntax Error for some unknown reason

Question

Recently started to fix up some code on a old project, however i'm abit rusty and can't for the life of me see whats wrong with this code.. as far as I can see it looked fine but at 3.25am anything can be wrong!

The Error:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected 'value' (T_STRING), expecting ',' or ';'

The Code:

    <?php
if ($post_rank == 0) {
    echo '<option value="0" selected="selected">0</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 1) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">1</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 2) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected" >2</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 3) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">3</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 4) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">4</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 5) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">5</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 6) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">6</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 7) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">7</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 8) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">8</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 9) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">9</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 10) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">10</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 11) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">11</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 12) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">12</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 13) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">13</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 14) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">14</option>';
} else if ($post_rank == 15) {
    echo '<option value="1" selected="selected">15</option>';
}
?>

Your single quote is encapsulating the string so it can't be used for encapsulating the `value` attribute unless it is escaped. e.g. `value=\'0\'` or `value="0"` — chris85, Dec 07 '15 at 03:31
Hey Thanks for the replies.. very quick! :) however I completly forgot to update the actual question to show value="0" not value='0' as the first option is actually what is being used. However with both the error stays the same. (including with \'s included. — , Dec 07 '15 at 03:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '15 at 03:34

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Here is the issue,

echo '<option value='0' selected="selected">0</option>';

It should be

echo '<option value="0" selected="selected">0</option>';
                    ^ double quotes.

answered Dec 07 '15 at 03:34

Niranjan N Raju

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Hey Thanks for the replies.. very quick! :) however I completly forgot to update the actual question to show value="0" not value='0' as the first option is actually what is being used. However with both the error stays the same. (including with \'s included. – Dec 07 '15 at 03:38
didnt get what exactly you r telling. – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:39
Check the updated script, it is the same as your "it should be" answer (like it actually was, I just forgot to update it on the copy /paste I did) and the error remains the same. – Dec 07 '15 at 03:42
which is the error line?? – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:43
The echo ''; line. – Dec 07 '15 at 03:45
can you add little more code?? – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:48
what im feeling in, ` – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:49
Hey, sorry here is the full code http://pastebin.com/A9a7mG9T - I should've added it to the actual post. – Dec 07 '15 at 03:51
remove ` – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:52
Whoops, forgot to use the localhost code over the live code again :P here is the actual code : http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=xYuzyPqX – Dec 07 '15 at 03:53
first close the echo with `;` before `if()` – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:54
Ah finally, closing the echo (that I completely forgot about) and adding a new echo' for the last part fixed the problem, many thanks! :) – Dec 07 '15 at 03:57
Glad i could help you:) – Niranjan N Raju Dec 07 '15 at 03:58

PHP Syntax Error for some unknown reason

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