I need help with PHP!!!

[Lord Kokkei]

ok so i found this code in this thread:https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/29287
then i insertrd it in the following way:

echo "            <tr>\n";
echo "              <td width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#808080\">\n";
echo "<?php\n";
echo "\n";
echo "$news = \"news.php\";\n";
echo "$error = \"404.htm\";\n";
echo "$ext = \".htm\";\n";
echo "\n";
echo "if(!isset($_GET['id'])){\n";
echo "include $news;\n";
echo "}\n";
echo "elseif($_GET['id'] == \"main\") {\n";
echo "include $news;\n";
echo "}\n";
echo "elseif(isset($_GET['id']) && file_exists($_GET['id'].$ext)){\n";
echo "include $_GET['id'].$ext;\n";
echo "}\n";
echo "else{\n";
echo "include $error;\n";
echo "}\n";
echo "\n";
echo "?>\n";
echo "              </td>\n";
echo "            </tr>\n";

but when i went to my site this shows up:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /usr/export/www/hosting/sdz4/index.php on line 195

so im wondering here if i insertrd the code wrong or something?

 

[Senor Kyle]

Okay, charlizard - forgive me if I sound harsh but:

YOU DO NOT PUT PHP INTO echo() REQUESTS, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!

First off, is the <?php and the ?> before and after the code respectively?
Second, here is how you should paste it in, if the second is correct:

echo "			<tr>\n"; 
echo "			 <td width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#808080\">\n"; 
$news = "news.php";
$error = "404.htm";
$ext = ".htm";
if(!isset($_GET['id'])){
	 include $news;
} elseif($_GET['id'] == "main") {
	 include $news;
} elseif(isset($_GET['id']) && file_exists($_GET['id'].$ext)){ 
   include $_GET['id'].$ext;
} else {
	 include $error;
}
echo "			  </td>\n"; 
echo "			</tr>\n";

Third, are all your files you want to include, in .htm format? If they aren't, change the $ext variable.

That's enough help for now, IMHO.