Expecting statement after if

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It is my code:

<?php
   if (empty($_COOKIE["count"]) && empty($_COOKIE["date"])) {
      setcookie("count",1);
      setcookie("date",date("d.m.y H:i"));
   } else {
      var $c=$_COOKIE["count"];
   }
?>

And I get error: expecting statement before var $c. How can I solve my problem?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1206105/what-does-php-keyword-var-do will help you — Blag, Dec 21 '16 at 18:37

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 21 '16 at 18:10

The var keyword is deprecated and was for use in classes, which this code snippet is not.

Note: The PHP 4 method of declaring a variable with the var keyword is still supported for compatibility reasons (as a synonym for the public keyword). In PHP 5 before 5.1.3, its usage would generate an E_STRICT warning.

Just assign the variable normally:

$c = $_COOKIE['count'];

Otherwise, it is expecting to be inside of a class.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '16 at 19:21

You need to declare the variable $c before the if statement.

   <?php
       $c = 0;
       if (empty($_COOKIE["count"]) && empty($_COOKIE["date"])) {
          setcookie("count",1);
          setcookie("date",date("d.m.y H:i"));
       } else {
          $c=$_COOKIE["count"];
       }
    ?>

Expecting statement after if

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