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You are missing a } on the else<br />
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&lt;? if ($_SESSION['g_id']) { ?&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; this &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;? } ?&gt;<br />
&lt;? } else { ?&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that &nbsp;&lt;? } ?&gt;
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You are missing a } on the else

<? if ($_SESSION['g_id']) { ?>
     
      this        
     
      <? } ?>
<? } else { ?>      
      that  <? } ?>

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I don't know why moving that bracket from the php tag it was in to the other makes a difference, but like I said, I don't usually write (what little code I know how to write) like that, will have to learn more on this subject :) <br />
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Thank you both, &nbsp; Chris
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I don't know why moving that bracket from the php tag it was in to the other makes a difference, but like I said, I don't usually write (what little code I know how to write) like that, will have to learn more on this subject :)

Thank you both,   Chris

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Why am I getting a parse error on this? <br />
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&lt;? if ($_SESSION['g_id']) { ?&gt;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;?} ?&gt; <br />
&lt;? else { ?&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that &nbsp;&lt;? } ?&gt;<br />
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I'm trying to adapt someone else's script and I don't usually write things like this. &nbsp;The if statement alone works (that was the original script), but when I add the else portion (what I am trying to do) I get a parse error on that line. &nbsp;Can you tell me where I am going wrong with this? &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks, &nbsp;Chris 
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Why am I getting a parse error on this? 

<? if ($_SESSION['g_id']) { ?>
	this        <?} ?> 
<? else { ?>	
	that  <? } ?>

I'm trying to adapt someone else's script and I don't usually write things like this.  The if statement alone works (that was the original script), but when I add the else portion (what I am trying to do) I get a parse error on that line.  Can you tell me where I am going wrong with this?    

Thanks,  Chris 

why a parse error on this if/else?

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