PHP contact form won't send email, echoes back

Question

I'm having some issue with my PHP. I'm new to it, so it's all kind of confusing. But the big issue is trying to send email thru a contact form and failing miserably.

I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$name' (T_VARIABLE) in C:\wamp\www\mtltechevents\contact_form.php on line 7

Line 7:

$name = $_POST['name1'];

I can't see a syntax error. When I remove the error message, it echoes back when I try to fill in the info, as well:

$name = $_POST['name1'];
$email = $_POST['email1'];
$message = $_POST['message1'];
$contact = $_POST['contact1'];
$email = filter_var($email, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL); // Sanitizing E-mail.
// After sanitization Validation is performed
if (filter_var($email1, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
if (!preg_match("/^\s*(?:\+?(\d{1,3}))?[-. (]*(\d{3})[-. )]*(\d{3})[-. ]*      (\d{4})(?: *x(\d+))?\s*$/", $contact)) {
echo "<span>* Please Fill Valid Contact No. *</span>";

Any thoughts? I checked out some of the other issues with contact forms and none really answered what my problem was.

Could you post the rest of your code, it seems you are missing a semi-colon or have a syntax error higher up — Recnats, Jan 26 '16 at 17:22
We need more of your php code and need html aswell to be able to help — Chris G, Jan 26 '16 at 17:33
I scrapped the PHP model and ended up with something MUCH simpler and easier. Thanks guys. — emilymacleod86, Jan 26 '16 at 18:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 26 '16 at 17:35

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Your error would usually show up if you are missing a semi-colon or bracket above the stated line as it is expecting you to do something else. An example of this would be

$anothervariable = $_POST['anotherpost'] // No semi-colon
$name = $_POST['name1'];
$email = $_POST['email1'];
$message = $_POST['message1'];
$contact = $_POST['contact1'];

answered Jan 26 '16 at 17:35

Recnats

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It was an issue with code I had put above it, yes. Thanks :) – emilymacleod86 Jan 26 '16 at 18:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '16 at 17:37

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Is session started?? Can you post complete code. It sounds like kind of syntax error

answered Jan 26 '16 at 17:37

Akshay Barpute

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The error was actually more complex than that. But it was because I had used a php code to check for errors, I had placed it at the top of my code. – emilymacleod86 Jan 26 '16 at 18:44

PHP contact form won't send email, echoes back

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