No Semicolon In Sight

<?php

echo 'a',

?>
//Parse error: syntax error, unexpected token ";" in /in/6WEF0 on line 5

This PHP code doesn’t compile: the echo must be complete to be closed with a PHP tag. Either the comma should be a semicolon, or an extra argument should be present.

In any case, the linting error message reports an unexpected semicolon, which is not visible in the code. Indeed, it is hidden in the PHP closing tag.

See Also

• PHP tags
• non existent token [Try me]

PHP Error Messages

• syntax error, unexpected token “;”

PHP Features

• close-tag
• semicolon

Last updated: 10 September 2026