note 84339 added to control-structures.if

when i enter the code $connection = mysql_connect('...', '...', '...') if (!$connection)... I get the error Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF what does it mean? ---- Server IP: 217.160.72.57 Probable Submitter: 91.3.189.86 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.if.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/84339 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84339 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/84339 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php