Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/...

[bateman]

the code is

<?php 
$qty=$_POST['quantity'];
$service=$_POST['service'];
$reciept=$_POST['reciept'];

if (service=SC1) {$desc="Hourly Service"; $price = "20";}
elseif (service=SC2) {$desc="Hourly Service - Half hour"; $price = "10";}
elseif (service=SC3) {$desc="Hourly Service - Extended area"; $price = "30";}
elseif (service=SC5) {$desc="Virus Removal / Computer Cleanup"; $price = "40";}
elseif (service=cl1) {$desc="Physical Cleaning of computer"; $price = "10";}
elseif (service=ba1) {$desc="Data backup \$1 per 5gb"; $price = "1";}
elseif (service=OS1) {$desc="Windows XP install"; $price = "50";}
elseif (service=OS2) {$desc="Windows Vista install"; $price = "50";}
elseif (service=OS3) {$desc="Windows 7 install"; $price = "50";}
elseif (service=OS4) {$desc="Windows XP install - No disk"; $price = "50";}
elseif (service=OS5) {$desc="Windows Vista install - No disk"; $price = "120";}
elseif (service=OS6) {$desc="Windows 7 install - No disk"; $price = "250";}
elseif (service=OS6) {$desc="Linux install"; $price = "50";}
elseif (service=OS6) {$desc="Linux install - No disk"; $price = "60";}

$total = $price * $qty;
mysql_select_db($database_local, $local);
{
$sql=mysql_query("INSERT INTO service (qty, item, description, price, discount, total, reciept) VALUES('$qty','$service','$desc', '$price', '$discount', '$total', '$reciept') ") or die(mysql_error());   
$result=mysql_query($sql);
} 

 

I've looked it over myself and run a syntax checker, neither can find an error

[wildteen88]

Well the problem is with your if/elseif statements,

if (service=SC1) {$desc="Hourly Service"; $price = "20";}
...

All strings must be wrapped in strings, unless SC1 is a constant? Also service should $service. Lastly the == is the comparison operator, and = is the assignment operator.

 

However you will be better off changing your if/elseif block into a switch/case statemment instead.

 

Whats with the curly braces ({ and }) here?

{
$sql=mysql_query("INSERT INTO service (qty, item, description, price, discount, total, reciept) VALUES('$qty','$service','$desc', '$price', '$discount', '$total', '$reciept') ") or die(mysql_error());   
$result=mysql_query($sql);
} 

Thats invalid syntax, you should remove those.