Endif statement won't go through [duplicate] - php

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Why's the endif; not working? Can't figure it out. I apologize beforehand because It's probably a stupid typo or something but as I said I can't figure it out.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'endif' (T_ENDIF) in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/jqueryphp/views/index.tmpl.php on line 28
<?php include "_partials/header.php"; ?>
<h1>Search actors by last name</h1>
<form action="index.php" method="post">
<select name="q" id="q">
<?php
$alphabet = str_split("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz");
foreach ( $alphabet as $letter ) {
echo "<option value='$letter'>$letter</option>";
}
?>
</select>
<button type="submit" name="button">
Go!
</button>
</form>
<?php if ( isset($actors) ) ?>
<ul class="actors_list">
<?php foreach( $actors as $a ) {
echo "<li>{$a->first_name} {$a->last_name}</li>";
}
?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php include "_partials/footer.php"; ?>

Answer 1

if you want to use the endif; syntax, instead of a { you must use a : in the if
The syntax is
if () :
else :
endif;
You can also use
foreach():
endforeach;
So corrected code is
<?php if ( isset($actors) ) : ?>
<ul class="actors_list">
<?php foreach( $actors as $a ) :
echo "<li>{$a->first_name} {$a->last_name}</li>";
endforeach;
?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>

Answer 2

Try This Please you did not put ":" to end of IF
<?php if ( isset($actors) ){ ?>
<ul class="actors_list">
<?php foreach( $actors as $a ) {
echo "<li>{$a->first_name} {$a->last_name}</li>";
}
?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
or
<?php if ( isset($actors) ): ?>
<ul class="actors_list">
<?php foreach( $actors as $a ) :
echo "<li>{$a->first_name} {$a->last_name}</li>";
endforeach;
?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>