Syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE, expecting '}'

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Please help me fix this error message I have received. It says the error is with line 9. Here's the code.

<?php

$contacts = array("entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com", "Zoho_CRM@yourdomain.com", "Mail_Chimp@yourdomain.com");

foreach($contacts as $contact) 
{
	$to = $contact;

	else if($contact == "entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com")
	{
		$subject = 'Web Form Inquiry';
		$subject = 'the subject';
	}
	else if($contact == "Zoho_CRM@yourdomain.com")
	{
		$subject = 'the subject';
		$message = "First Name" + ", " + "Last Name", + " + " "Company", + ", " + "Email"
	}
	else if($contact == "Mail_Chimp@yourdomain.com")
	{
		$subject = 'the subject';
		$message = "First Name" + ", " + "Last Name"
	}

	mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
}

?>

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I've been searching for a solution ever since I received the error message.

Posted 24-May-19 5:54am

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Updated 13-May-22 3:41am

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phil.o · Answer 1 · 2019-05-24T06:08:00

Solution 2

You can try to replace each else if with elseif.
This statement has no space between words in PHP.

Posted 24-May-19 6:08am

phil.o

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[no name] 24-May-19 12:54pm

Also a 5, looks like php needs elseif

phil.o 24-May-19 12:58pm

Yep; I missed the first else, though.

User 11060979 · Answer 2 · 2019-05-24T06:11:00

Solution 3

You start with an else if

else if($contact == "entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com")

I think it should be more only an if

if($contact == "entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com")

Note: I'm not experienced in php...

[Edit]
Think also about if no condition matches. In this case you should not call mail?

Posted 24-May-19 6:11am

User 11060979

Updated 24-May-19 6:15am

v3

jsc42 · Answer 3 · 2019-05-24T06:18:00

You have 4 'else if' statements but there is no initial 'if' statement.
Your code should look something like ...

<?php

$contacts = array("entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com", "Zoho_CRM@yourdomain.com", "Mail_Chimp@yourdomain.com");

foreach($contacts as $contact) 
{
	$to = $contact;

	if (some test)
	{
		do_something();
	}
	else if($contact == "entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com")
	{
		... as in your original code

or, probably what you intended ...

<pre><?php

$contacts = array("entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com", "Zoho_CRM@yourdomain.com", "Mail_Chimp@yourdomain.com");

foreach($contacts as $contact) 
{
	$to = $contact;

	if($contact == "entered_email_adress@yourdomain.com")    // With just 'if', not with 'else if'
	{
		... as in your original code