don't understand error

[ckdoublenecks]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in C:\xampp\htdocs\hofiles\mschginsert.php on line 12

 

<?php
$dep=$_POST['dep'];
$name=$_POST['name'];
$apt=$_POST['apt'];
$amtpaid=$_POST['amtpaid'];
$damage=$_POST['damage'];
$month=$_POST['month'];
$courtcost=$_POST['courtcost'];
$nsf=$_POST['nsf'];
$latechg=$_POST['latechg'];
mysql_connect(localhost,root,"");
mysql_select_db(mschgdb) or die "Unable to select database");
$query = "INSERT INTO miscdata VALUES ('','$dep','$name','$apt','$amtpaid','$damage','$month','$courtcost','$nsf','$latechg')";
mysql_query($query);

mysql_close();
?>

[Pikachu2000]

Missing the opening parenthesis on the or die() statement.

[pengu]

As Pikachu said.

 

Change

mysql_select_db(mschgdb) or die "Unable to select database");

 

To

 

mysql_select_db(mschgdb) or die ("Unable to select database");