I am writing a simple php code to check if number is odd or even -

i trying write simple php code see if number odd or keep getting error saying "expected statment" after closing bracket on if statement. can please explain need do?

<?php   function odd_or_even($num) {      if ($num % 2 == 0);     {         print'number even';       } else {          print 'odd';     }   } 

posting community wiki.

as stated in comments:

if ($num % 2 == 0);                   ^ ends/terminates statement. 

as per manual states on line termination:

as in c or perl, php requires instructions terminated semicolon @ end of each statement. closing tag of block of php code automatically implies semicolon; not need have semicolon terminating last line of php block. closing tag block include trailing newline if 1 present.

reference:

• http://php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.instruction-separation.php

answer: remove it.

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taken comments:

"the else unexpected because conditional becomes 1 liner nothing. expected statment op mentions mis-quoted error message. – chris85"

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what posted should have thrown following error:

parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'else' (t_else)

but failed post actual error message.