Title: PHP syntax error?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# PHP syntax error?

 *  Resolved [joebrooksie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joebrooksie/)
 * (@joebrooksie)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/)
 * Here is my code for get_posts…
 *     ```
       <?php global $post;
           $batch1= get_posts(‘numberposts=2');
           $batch2= get_posts(‘numberposts=3&offset=1');
           $batch3= get_posts(‘numberposts=5&offset=4&order=DESC&orderby=post_date’);
       ?>
       ```
   
 * And it’s spitting out this error:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘=’ in /home/.pottier/joebrooks/joe-brooks.
   com/wp13/wp-content/themes/sweetnursingtheme/home.php on line 31
 * Any ideas what I’m doing wrong? Line 31 is:
 * `$batch1= get_posts(‘numberposts=2');`

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 *  Thread Starter [joebrooksie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joebrooksie/)
 * (@joebrooksie)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935228)
 * Full File code:
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
       		<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/sidebarleft.php"); ?>
       <div id="content">
       	<div id='top_border_container'>
       		<p><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory') ?>/images/border_top.gif" width="768" height="43" /></p>
       	</div>
       	<div id='body_container_left'>
       	<div id='body_container_right'>
       	<div id='body_container_center'>
       	<div id="container_header">
       		<div id="container_header_menu">
       						<div id="container_header_rss">
       								<a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory') ?>/images/rssicon.jpg" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" /> Subscribe to the Sweet Nursing Blog</a>
       						</div>
       						<div id="container_header_search">
       								<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/searchform.php'); ?>
       						</div>
       						<div class="clear"></div>
       				</div>
       		</div>
       	<div class="main_content_container">
       	<div class="main_content_container_left">
       	<div class="main_content_container_left_header">
       		<p>News And Views From Sweet Nursing</p>
       	</div>
   
       	<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
       					<?php
           global $post;
           $batch1= get_posts(‘numberposts=2');
           $batch2= get_posts(‘numberposts=3&offset=1');
           $batch3= get_posts(‘numberposts=5&offset=4&order=DESC&orderby=post_date’);
       ?>
   
       		<?php foreach($batch1 as $post) :
       					setup_postdata($post);	?>
       					<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
       						<h2 class="posttitle"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       						<div class="entry">
       							<?php the_content('<span>Read on &raquo;</span>'); ?>
       						</div>
       						<div class="postmeta">Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '', ' | '); ?>  <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', 'Comment (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?></div>
       					</div>
       				<?php endforeach; ?>
   
       <?php foreach($batch2 as $post) :
       					setup_postdata($post);	?>
       					<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
       						<h2 class="posttitle"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       						<div class="entry">
       							<?php the_excerpt('<span>Read on &raquo;</span>'); ?>
       						</div>
       						<div class="postmeta">Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '', ' | '); ?>  <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', 'Comment (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?></div>
       					</div>
       				<?php endforeach; ?>
       <?php foreach($batch3 as $post) :
       					setup_postdata($post);	?>
       					<strong><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?></strong><br />
       					<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
       					<br /><br />
       				<?php endforeach; ?>
   
       				<div class="navigation">
       					<div class="alignleft"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Previous Entries') ?></div>
       					<div class="alignright"><?php previous_posts_link('Next Entries &raquo;') ?></div>
       				</div>
   
       		<?php endwhile; ?>
   
       	<?php else : ?>
   
       		<h2>Not Found</h2>
       		<p>Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
       		<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/searchform.php"); ?>
   
       	<?php endif; ?>
       	</div>
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
   
       <?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 *  [renato_s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renato_s/)
 * (@renato_s)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935232)
 * Check the quotes. Make sure they are simple or double quotes, and not those ones
   automatically modified by word processors (like Word).
 *  [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
 * (@iridiax)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935234)
 * > Check the quotes. Make sure they are simple or double quotes, and not those
   > ones automatically modified by word processors (like Word).
 * Yes, you have fancy quotes in your code (a big no-no). Bad fancy quote (‘):
 * `$batch1= get_posts(‘numberposts=2');`
 * Fancy quote replaced with a regular quote (‘):
 * `$batch1= get_posts('numberposts=2');`
 *  Thread Starter [joebrooksie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joebrooksie/)
 * (@joebrooksie)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935239)
 * Great thanks… now that I have that fixed another syntax error came up..
 * `Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDWHILE in /home/.pottier/joebrooks/
   joe-brooks.com/wp13/wp-content/themes/sweetnursingtheme/home.php on line 71`
 * Is there any effects that might happen if I remove “<?php endwhile; ?>” from 
   the code?
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935240)
 * Considering you don’t have a “while”, then I’d say you don’t need the “endwhile”.
 *  Thread Starter [joebrooksie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joebrooksie/)
 * (@joebrooksie)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935241)
 * That’s what I thought 🙂
 * *flashes my php newbie card*

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [joebrooksie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joebrooksie/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-1/#post-935241)
 * Status: resolved

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