Title: Syntax error with shortcode in php
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Syntax error with shortcode in php

 *  [chuckg007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chuckg007/)
 * (@chuckg007)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-with-shortcode-in-php/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m getting a syntax error for a shortcode I’m trying to add to a php file.
 * The code is as follows:
 * <?php echo do_shortcode(“[tminus t=”03-09-2016 00:00:00″/]”) ?>
 * Can anyone please advise how the code can be amended to remove the syntax error?
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  [mm_developer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mm_developer/)
 * (@mm_developer)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-with-shortcode-in-php/#post-6381508)
 * try this
 * <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[tminus t=”03-09-2016 00:00:00″]’); ?>
 *  Thread Starter [chuckg007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chuckg007/)
 * (@chuckg007)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-with-shortcode-in-php/#post-6381535)
 * That worked…thank you so much!

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 * Last reply from: [chuckg007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chuckg007/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-with-shortcode-in-php/#post-6381535)
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