Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$'

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    Hey guys, first time posting here but I have a problem...

    I'm new to PHP and I keep getting this error

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in D:\Programs\Program Files (x86)\wamp\www\web dev copy\Project\enter.php on line 21



    <?php

    $username=$_POST['username'];
    $firstname=$_POST['firstname'];
    $surname=$_POST['surname'];
    $password=$_POST['password'];
    $course=$_POST['course'];
    $email=$_POST['email'];
    $question=$_POST['question'];
    $answer=$_POST['answer'];
    setcookie("user", $username, time()+36000);
    $con=mysql_connect("localhost","root");
    if(!$con)
    {
    die('Could not connecct'. mysql_error());
    }
    mysql_select_db("webdev", $con);
    $query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'";
    echo $query;
    $
    else //THIS IS LINE 21
    {
    $sql="INSERT INTO users (username, password, firstname, surname, course, email, question, answer) VALUES ('$_POST[username]', '$_POST[password]', '$_POST[firstname]', '$_POST[surname]', '$_POST[course]', '$_POST', '$_POST[question]', '$_POST[answer]')";
    }
    if(!mysql_query($sql,$con))
    {
    die('error:'. mysql_error());
    }
    header("location: diarypage.php");
    ?>

    If you could help that would be great.
     
    AppleAssassin, May 21, 2012 IP
  2. PK-Host

    PK-Host Guest

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    #2 
    <?php

$username=$_POST['username'];
$firstname=$_POST['firstname'];
$surname=$_POST['surname'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$course=$_POST['course'];
$email=$_POST['email'];
$question=$_POST['question'];
$answer=$_POST['answer'];
setcookie("user", $username, time()+36000);
$con=mysql_connect("localhost","root");
if(!$con)
{
die('Could not connecct'. mysql_error());
}
else //THIS IS LINE 21
{
mysql_select_db("webdev", $con);
$query="SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'";
echo $query;
$sql="INSERT INTO users (username, password, firstname, surname, course, email, question, answer) VALUES ('$_POST[username]', '$_POST[password]', '$_POST[firstname]', '$_POST[surname]', '$_POST[course]', '$_POST[email]', '$_POST[question]', '$_POST[answer]')";
}
if(!mysql_query($sql,$con))
{
die('error:'. mysql_error());
}
header("location: diarypage.php");
?>
    PHP:
    Thats better. You just had a $ symbol on its own on the line before it was meant to be a } but I've rearranged your code to what I think it should be.
     
    PK-Host, May 21, 2012 IP
  3. AppleAssassin

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    AppleAssassin, May 21, 2012 IP