Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '; ' [PHP SESSIONS]

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Just starting to get my head around sessions and I go to write the code and get the error that is the title.

PHP

<pre><?php include "functions.php"?>
 <?php session_start(){
        $_SESSION['email'] = $_POST['login_email'];
        
    }
?>

<?php
if(isset($_POST['login'])){

    LoginUser();
   
?>

What I have tried:

Nothing as don't know what to do.

Posted 26-Jul-19 5:36am

Fexxi

Updated 26-Jul-19 6:10am

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Richard MacCutchan 26-Jul-19 11:42am

"as don't know what to do."
You could start by showing us the actual line of code that causes the error.

[no name] 26-Jul-19 11:45am

It's the code in the post.

Richard MacCutchan 26-Jul-19 12:01pm

Well, there is a missing close brace character after the call to LoginUser.

Richard Deeming 26-Jul-19 11:42am

The error message should include a file name and a line number, which will tell you where to start looking.

[no name] 26-Jul-19 12:02pm

It says login.php line 3 which points to this.

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Richard Deeming · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-26T06:10:00

Looks like you're missing a semi-colon after your call to session_start[^].

You've also added a new block for no apparent reason, which almost makes the following code look like it's part of a function called session_start, even though it's not.

And as Richard MacCutchan pointed out, you're missing a closing brace after your call to LoginUser.

PHP

<?php include "functions.php"?>
<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['email'] = $_POST['login_email'];
?>

<?php
if(isset($_POST['login'])){
    LoginUser();
}
?>