# PHP Parse Error. Can't find the problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-parse-error-cant-find-the-problem/154689>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 12, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-parse-error-cant-find-the-problem/154689 "2005-07-12T00:59:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul\_smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8c91f0/32.png) [@paul\_smith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paul_smith)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-parse-error-cant-find-the-problem/154689/1 "2005-07-12T00:59:21Z")

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Hello all,

This is my first post here, so hello!

I am getting the following PHP Parse error:

```auto
Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /homepages/6/d32478275/htdocs/paulmichaelsmith/admin/sbadmin/editlink.php on line164

```

Line 164 is the last line of code and is just the

```auto
</html>

```

tag.

I wont post the full code with the board so here is a [link](http://www.paulmichaelsmith.com/editlink.txt) instead.

I have searched around the net and apparently the problem occurs when parenthesis are incorrect or quotes, etc but I must be stupid or something because it all looks fine to me. Can somebody have a look and see if they can spot a bug/error or does anybody know of a reason why this weird type of parse error occurs ?

Thanks in Advance.