what does Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"' in /home/XXX/public_html/feedback2.php on line 180 mean?

Question

and how do I find where line 180 is in the code ?

I'm trying to create a PHP feedback form scrip

Answer 1

It means that there was a double quote that it didn't expect in the code. Decent text editors such as geany show line numbers in the editor.

Answer 2

Showing your code would help, but :

• parse error means you have some kind of a syntax error somewhere : basically, you are not respecting PHP's syntax
• the problem seems to be that you have a double-quote that shouldn't be here
• the error is arround line 180 of feedback2.php -- as said by the error message ; depending on the editor/IDE you're using, it should be able to show lines numbers, or you should have a "go to line #" feature.

Taking a look between lines 170 and 190 of feedback2.php might be useful ;-)