Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING

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$con = mysql_connect("localhost","*****","********");
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

mysql_select_db("*******_car", $con);

$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM 'users' WHERE 'userid' = $user");

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
    echo "<b>Loyal Since ";
   **49** echo "$row['date_joined'];";
    echo "</b>";
  }

mysql_close($con);

I have no idea what the hell is wrong, I just want to display a date for each user saying “Loyal since 1st January” etc.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/public_html//index.php* on line 49