Answer by David Spector for PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?
An error message that begins Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' can be caused by mistakenly writing a class static reference Class::$Variable as Class:$Variable.
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Unexpected 'endwhile' (T_ENDWHILE) The syntax is using a colon - if there is no colon the above error will occur. <?php while($query->fetch()): ?> .... <?php endwhile; ?> The alternative...
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Unexpected '=' This can be caused by having invalid characters in a variable name. Variables names must follow these rules: Variable names follow the same rules as other labels in PHP. A valid variable...
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Unexpected 'continue' (T_CONTINUE) continue is a statement (like for, or if) and must appear standalone. It cannot be used as part of an expression. Partly because continue doesn't return a value, but...
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Unexpected '?' If you are trying to use the null coalescing operator ?? in a version of PHP prior to PHP 7 you will get this error. <?= $a ?? 2; // works in PHP 7+ <?= (!empty($a)) ? $a : 2; //...
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Answer by John Conde for PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?
Unexpected T_LNUMBER The token T_LNUMBER refers to a "long" / number. Invalid variable names In PHP, and most other programming languages, variables cannot start with a number. The first character must...
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Answer by mario for PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?
Unexpected T_IF Unexpected T_ELSEIF Unexpected T_ELSE Unexpected T_ENDIF Conditional control blocks if, elseif and else follow a simple structure. When you encounter a syntax error, it's most likely...
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Unexpected T_IS_EQUAL Unexpected T_IS_GREATER_OR_EQUAL Unexpected T_IS_IDENTICAL Unexpected T_IS_NOT_EQUAL Unexpected T_IS_NOT_IDENTICAL Unexpected T_IS_SMALLER_OR_EQUAL Unexpected < Unexpected...
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Unexpected [ These days, the unexpected [ array bracket is commonly seen on outdated PHP versions. The short array syntax is available since PHP >= 5.4. Older installations only support array()....
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Unexpected $end When PHP talks about an "unexpected $end", it means that your code ended prematurely. (The message is a bit misleading when taken literally. It's not about a variable named "$end", as...
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I think this topic is totally overdiscussed/overcomplicated. Using an IDE is THE way to go to completely avoid any syntax errors. I would even say that working without an IDE is kind of unprofessional....
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Unexpected T_IF Unexpected T_FOREACH Unexpected T_FOR Unexpected T_WHILE Unexpected T_DO Unexpected T_ECHO Control constructs such as if, foreach, for, while, list, global, return, do, print, echo may...
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Unexpected ( Opening parentheses typically follow language constructs such as if/foreach/for/array/list or start an arithmetic expression. They're syntactically incorrect after "strings", a previous...
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Unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING Unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE The unwieldy names T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING and T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE refer to quoted "string" literals. They're used...
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Unexpected T_STRING T_STRING is a bit of a misnomer. It does not refer to a quoted "string". It means a raw identifier was encountered. This can range from bare words to leftover CONSTANT or function...
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Answer by mario for PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?
Unexpected T_VARIABLE An "unexpected T_VARIABLE" means that there's a literal $variable name, which doesn't fit into the current expression/statement structure. Missing semicolon It most commonly...
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Answer by mario for PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?
What are the syntax errors? PHP belongs to the C-style and imperative programming languages. It has rigid grammar rules, which it cannot recover from when encountering misplaced symbols or identifiers....
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Everyone runs into syntax errors. Even experienced programmers make typos. For newcomers, it's just part of the learning process. However, it's often easy to interpret error messages such as: PHP...
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Unexpected '.'This can occur if you are trying to use the splat operator(...) in an unsupported version of PHP.... first became available in PHP 5.6 to capture a variable number of arguments to a...
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For newbies to VS Code, if you see the syntax error, check if you have saved the file. If you have a wrong syntax, save the file, and then fix the syntax withou saving again, VS Code will keep showing...
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