How to fix Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE

[brkseven]

Looking for help with this Contact Form.

The error is on line 1, but that' doesn't mean a lot, I think. In fact, a php syntax check passed it, but I was hoping for an easy syntax error, it looks more complicated now.

Anyway, here's the error:

"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/xxx/public_html/yyy/zzz/contactengine.php on line 1"

It's a contact form from css-tricks, when I submit that's what I get.

<?php
 
$EmailFrom = "[e-mail]";
$EmailTo = "[e-mail]";
$Subject = "Messaggio";
$Name = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Name'])); 
$Tel = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Tel'])); 
$Email = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Email'])); 
$Message = Trim(stripslashes($_POST['Message'])); 
 
// validation
$validationOK=true;
if (!$validationOK) {
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";
  exit;
}
 
// prepare email body text
$Body = "";
$Body .= "Name: ";
$Body .= $Name;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Tel: ";
$Body .= $Tel;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Email: ";
$Body .= $Email;
$Body .= "\n";
$Body .= "Message: ";
$Body .= $Message;
$Body .= "\n";
 
// send email 
$success = mail($EmailTo, $Subject, $Body, "From: <$EmailFrom>");
 
// redirect to success page 
if ($success){
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=contactthanks.php\">";
}
else{
  print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;URL=error.htm\">";
}
?>

[Markus]

There's no error there. Unless, of course, there is no POST array defined (and you'll get undefined index notices). What exactly is the error?

[Markus]

Is the code you posted in the file contactengine.php? Is this file include()'d by another file?

[brkseven]

First question, answer yes, second answer no...

<form method="post" action="contactengine.php">

It's a contact form that I found at css-tricks