Sending an HTML email on a PHP code gives me a Syntax Error

Question

Good morning, I'm having problems when I execute my code, I think I'm having problems with the quotes, etc.

So far this is what I've tried and I'm stil having syntax error with this specific line of codes.

$message .= "if ($row['status']) :
          $output .= '<td>'.$row["status"].'</td> ';
       else:
          $output .= '
                <td>
                    <form method="post" action="update-request-status.php">
                        <input type="hidden" name="reqnumber" value="'.$row['reqnumber'].'" />
                        <button class="button" type="submit" name="completed" value=""><span>New Request!</span></button>
                    </form>
                </td>";

Here's what it looks like right now:

Summary

Error

Hasta Dhana · Answer 1 · 2019-01-26T05:58:46.903

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You have the logic and the quotes wrong, maybe this is what you want :

if ($row['status']) :
            $output .= '<td>'.$row["status"].'</td> ';
            else:
            $output .= '
            <td>
                <form method="post" action="update-request-status.php">
                    <input type="hidden" name="reqnumber" value="'.$row['reqnumber'].'" />
                    <button class="button" type="submit" name="completed" value=""><span>New Request!</span></button>
                </form>
            </td>';
endif;
$message .= $output;

edited Jan 26 '19 at 05:58

answered Jan 26 '19 at 05:53

Hasta Dhana

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This is totally different – Wade Boar Jan 26 '19 at 06:00
@WadeBoar To be honest, I'm still confused on what you want to achieve – Hasta Dhana Jan 26 '19 at 06:11
Actually I tried your code, but the email won't work anymore. But the color coding was good, might be another syntax error? – Wade Boar Jan 26 '19 at 06:15
Attached the error pic, really appreciate your help btw! – Wade Boar Jan 26 '19 at 06:20
@WadeBoar may I know what is the purpose of the conditional? (since the `$row` variable is not exist) – Hasta Dhana Jan 26 '19 at 07:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '19 at 06:20

As Hasta Dhana had answered, here is some detail about why he change the code completely.

this code you use

$message .= "if ($row['status']) :
          $output .= '<td>'.$row["status"].'</td> ';
       else:
          $output .= '
                <td>
                    <form method="post" action="update-request-status.php">
                        <input type="hidden" name="reqnumber" value="'.$row['reqnumber'].'" />
                        <button class="button" type="submit" name="completed" value=""><span>New Request!</span></button>
                    </form>
                </td>";

make your $message output exactly how you write the code, because php doesn't define is as process code. this "" is to inform the php code processor that what you write is string not process. Also please refer INFO to learn more about how to use html in php.

After Edit can you check the spelling of your array.

Sending an HTML email on a PHP code gives me a Syntax Error

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