Title: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’ in
Last modified: July 15, 2021

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# PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’ in

 *  Resolved [tnchuntic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tnchuntic/)
 * (@tnchuntic)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/)
 * Just reporting this bug.
 * Code:
    `$cat_sql = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT category FROM {
   $wpdb->prefix}mlw_questions WHERE quiz_id = %d ", $quiz_id), );`
 * Message:
    `[15-Jul-2021 06:59:24 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected')'
   in /.../wp-content/plugins/quiz-master-next/php/classes/class-qmn-quiz-manager.
   php on line 500`
 * Solution:
    – Removed the extra comma inside the $wpdb->get_results
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fphp-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [expresstechsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/expresstechsupport/)
 * (@expresstechsupport)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/#post-14668475)
 * Hi [@tnchuntic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tnchuntic/),
 * Thanks for reaching out to us.
 * I will report this bug to our development team and they will look into the same
   as soon as possible.
 * Kind regards,
    Kriti
 *  [expresstechsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/expresstechsupport/)
 * (@expresstechsupport)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/#post-14684802)
 * Hi [@tnchuntic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tnchuntic/),
 * Our developer has fixed this issue in the latest version of the plugin.
 * Regards,
    Kriti

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