Function name must be a string?

[lostprophetpunk]

When processing a form I have created, I get the following error...

 

Fatal error: Function name must be a string in C:\xampp\htdocs\new\contact.php on line 83

 

What would I need to do to fix this? The relevant PHP code is below...

if(!$_POST['contact'])
{
//form html removed
}
else {
    //process form
    
    function cleanl($a) {
            $b = trim($a);
            $c = htmlentities($b);
            return $c;
    }
    
    $name = cleanl( $_POST['name'] );
    $email = cleanl( $_POST['email'] );
    $message = nl2br( cleanl( $_POST['message'] ) );
    $code = cleanl( $_POST['code'] );
    
    if($empty($name)){
            $a = 1;
    }else { $a = 0; }
    
    if($empty($email)){
            $b = 1;
    }else { $b = 0; }
    
    if($empty($message)){
            $c = 1;
    }else { $c = 0; }
    
    if($empty($code)){
            $d = 1;
    }else { $d = 0; }
    
    if($a == 1 || $b == 1 || $c == 1 || $d == 1){
            $error = "The form has not been filled in correctly. Please make sure you have done the following things...<br /><br />- Filled in all of the fields<br />- Enter a valid email address<br />- Answered the security question correctly.";
//form html removed
    }
    else {
            // film filled out, check it...
            if(validate_email($email)) { $pass = 0; } else { $pass = 1; }
            if($code == 4) { $assess = 0; } else { $assess = 1; }
            if($pass == 1 || $assess == 1) {
                    $error = "The form has not been filled in correctly. Please make sure you have done the following things...<br /><br />- Filled in all of the fields<br />- Enter a valid email address<br />- Answered the security question correctly.";
//form html removed
            }
            else {
                    //form passes, send form...
                    
            }
            
    }
    
}

 

If anyone could helo me out, thanks in advance.

[oni-kun]

Which line is line 83?.. From what I browse through I don't see any errors.

[sasa]

change line

if($empty($name)){

to

if(empty($name)){

rremove 1st $