unexpected T_IF - please help

[jarv]

I have written an IF statement:

 

$Townsearch = ""
if ($Townsearch != "") {
$Townsearch = $_REQUEST['rsTown'];
list($Town, $County) = split('[,]', $Townsearch);
}

 

and I get the error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in D:\retroandvintage.co.uk\wwwroot\main.php on line 7

[Anti-Moronic]

$Townsearch = "" should have end of line character ;

 

$Townsearch = "";