I am writing a simple news script for my site that writes a news HTML paragraph to a .txt file. But when i compile it (open it in a web browser) this is what i get: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in C:\xampp\htdocs\Qwakhouse\Layout\admin\makenews.php on line 69 The Script: [code] <?php /* For Username and Password */ $username = $_POST['username']; $password = $_POST['passord']; /* for posts */ $title = $_POST['title']; $post = $_POST['post']; $mainpost = $_POST['mainpost']; /* Other */ $num = '1'; if(empty( $username ) || empty($post)) { echo 'Username & Password are empty'; } else if(empty( $username )) { echo 'Username is empty'; } else if(empty( $password )) { echo 'Password is empty'; } else if( $username =='Josh' || $password =='tiki' ) { domakenews(); } else if( $username =='Allen' || $password =='jedi' ) { domakenews(); } else if( $username =='Dylan' || $password =='6483a66' ) { domakenews(); } else { echo 'Username or Password is empty'; } if( $username =='Josh' ) { $email =='blood_hoobit@hotmail.com'; } else if( $username =='Allen' ) { $email =='coheed_and_cambria_awmjr@hotmail.com'; } else if( $username =='Dylan' ) { $email =='dead_dylan665@hotmail.com'; } if(empty( $post) || empty($mainpost) || empty($title) ) { echo 'All Fields Are Empty'; } else if(empty( $post )) { echo 'Intro News is Empty'; } else if(empty( $title )) { echo 'Title is Empty'; } function domakenews() { if(empty( $mainpost )) { dointronews(); } else { dofullnews(); } } function dointronews() { $file = fopen('news.txt', 'a'); fwrite($file, " <p><h3>$title</h3></p> <h5>Posted By: $username</h5> <p>$post</p> <hr /> " ); } function dofullnews() { $file = fopen('news.txt', 'a'); fwrite($file, " $num = $num+1 <p><h3>$title</h3></p> <h5>Posted By: $username</h5> <p>$post | Read More...</p> <?php if( $pid =='102564456985214563256325632$num' ) { ?> <p><h3>$title</h3></p> <h5>Posted By: $username</h5> <p>$post $mainpost</p> <hr /> "); } ?> [/code]