Php if, else not working

Question

This is the code I am using within my html file

<? if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"]): ?>
  You must provide your name, gender, and dorm!  Go <a href="froshims2.php">back</a>.
<? else: ?>
  You are registered!  (Well, not really.)
<? endif ?>

I get a error saying:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/jharvard/vhosts/localhost/public/week2/register2.php on line 20

I don't understand why this form of if else is not working

Cjmarkham · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-14T10:33:33.323

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Missing closing bracket on this line

<? if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"]): ?>

Should be

<? if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"])): ?>

note the last bracket after $_POST['dorm']

edited Mar 14 '21 at 10:33

answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:28

Cjmarkham

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Also ` endif ?>` should be ` endif; ?>` – MackieeE Jan 26 '14 at 10:28
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semicolon is not necessary before php close tag – Alireza Fallah Jan 26 '14 at 10:30
Thanks, yes the error was in the missing bracket on the if line – Akshay Jan 26 '14 at 10:36
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@MackieeE ["The closing tag of a block of PHP code automatically implies a semicolon; you do not need to have a semicolon terminating the last line of a PHP block."](http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.instruction-separation.php) – Matt Gibson Jan 26 '14 at 10:43
@MattGibson Noted =) Forgot to realise when even I do `=$row["somevar"]?>` sometimes! Apologies for that mistake. – MackieeE Jan 26 '14 at 10:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:28

you are missing one ) at the end of your if statement and a semicolon after endif:

<? if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"])): ?>
  You must provide your name, gender, and dorm!  Go <a href="froshims2.php">back</a>.
<? else: ?>
  You are registered!  (Well, not really.)
<? endif; ?>

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:29

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if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"]): ?> missing ) at end before :

answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:29

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:33

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<?php
if (empty($_POST["name"]) || empty($_POST["gender"]) || empty($_POST["dorm"])) 
  echo 'You must provide your name, gender, and dorm!  Go <a href="froshims2.php">back</a>.';
else
  echo "You are registered!  (Well, not really.)";
?>

answered Jan 26 '14 at 10:33

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Php if, else not working

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