Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';'
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';'

 *  [Md Masud Rana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jogodosshu/)
 * (@jogodosshu)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-expecting-or-2/)
 * I am trying to use following codes to have an email share button in a WordPress
   website. But adding this codes in single.php shows “Parse error: syntax error,
   unexpected T_STRING, expecting ‘,’ or ‘;’ in ………. in line 72”. Please help me
   someone to fix this issue.
 * `<?php echo "<a href="mailto:type%20email%20address%20here?subject=I%20wanted%
   20to%20share%20this%20post%20with%20you%20from%20<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&body
   =<?php the_title('','',true); ?>%20%20%3A%20%20<?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?
   >%20%20%2D%20%20%28%20<?php the_permalink(); ?>%20%29" title="Email to a friend/
   colleague" target="_blank">Share via Email</a>"; ?>`

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 *  [Elio Rivero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eliorivero/)
 * (@eliorivero)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-expecting-or-2/#post-3937727)
 * Hi, change
 * `"<a`
 * To
 * `'<a`
 * And
 * `</a>"`
 * to
 * `</a>'`
 * That should solve it.

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