syntax error, unexpected token “if”, expecting “]”¶
Description¶
If-then commands are standalone commands. They can’t be part of another expression. Here, PHP found the if
, while it was expecting another expression.
Then, PHP mentions that it was expecting ]
: this usually hints at an unclosed array syntax. In the example here, the previous line holds an unclosed array.
Example¶
<?php
$a = [1,2,
if ($a == 2) {
print OK;
}
?>
Solutions¶
Look for the previous opening
[
square bracket and check that it is all balanced.Look for all previous openings
[
square brackets and check that they are all balanced.