wordpress hard coded contact form failing - php

Question

I decided to hard code a contact form for my Wordpress blog. I created a template and it is as follows. I just can't see the issue with it despite taking some time to look. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, I haven't forgotten to sanitise input. I'll add that function when i see the issue here. Thanks in advance...
Incidentally, I get this message: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'else' (T_ELSE) in F:\xampp\htdocs\new_theme\wp-content\themes\twentytwelve_child\contact.php on line 54
<?php /* Template Name: contact */?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php
if(isset($_POST["submitted"])){
if($_POST["contactName"] === ""){
$nameError = "Please enter your name.";
$hasError = true;
}
else $name = $_POST['contactName'];
if($_POST["email"] === ""){
$emailError = "Please enter your email address.";
$hasError = true;
}
else if (!preg_match("/^[[:alnum:]][a-z0-9_.-]*#[a-z0-9.-]+\.[a-z]{2,4}$/i", $_POST['email'])) {
$emailError = "You entered an invalid email address.";
$hasError = true;
}
else $email = $_POST['email'];
if($_POST['comments'] === ""){
$commentError = "Please enter a message.";
$hasError = true;
}
else $comments = $_POST["comments"];
}
if(!isset($hasError)) {
$emailTo = "mathornley#gmail.com";
$subject = "From Android Scoop - From: $name";
$body = "Name: $name \n Email: $email \n Comments: $comments";
$headers = "From: $name <$emailTo> \n Reply-To: $email";
wp_mail($emailTo, $subject, $body, $headers);
$emailSent = true;
}
?>
<?php if(isset($emailSent) && $emailSent == true){ ?>
<div class="thanks">
<p>Thanks, your email was sent successfully.</p>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<?php else{?>
<?php if(isset($hasError){?> <p class="error">Sorry, an error occured.<p>
<div class="form_left">
<form action="<?php the_permalink();?>" method="post">
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="contactName"/>
<?php if($nameError)?> <span class="error"><?=$nameError;?></span>
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Email</label>
<input type="text" name="email"/>
<?php if($emailError)?><span class="error"><?=$emailError;?></span>
<label>Phone</label><input type="text" name="phone"/>
<input type="submit" value="Send your message"/>
<input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="true" />
</div>
<div class="form_right">
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Message:</label>
<textarea name="comments" rows="20" cols="30" class="required requiredField"></textarea>
<?php if($commentError)?><span class="error"><?=$commentError;?></span>
</form>
</div>
<?php }} ?>

Answer 1

There are two syntax errors:
<?php }else{
if(isset($hasError)){?>
1,
<?php } ?>
<?php else{?>
You can't close the PHP tags, then open it again starting with else when using brackets. If you use alternative if/then statements, then this is possible
2,
if(isset($hasError)
You're missing the closing parenthesis on the if statement
Full:
<?php
if(isset($emailSent) && $emailSent == true){
echo '<div class="thanks"><p>Thanks, your email was sent successfully.</p></div>';
}else{
if(isset($hasError)){?>
<p class="error">Sorry, an error occured.<p>
<div class="form_left">
<form action="<?php the_permalink();?>" method="post">
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="contactName"/>
<?php if($nameError)?> <span class="error"><?=$nameError;?></span>
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Email</label>
<input type="text" name="email"/>
<?php if($emailError)?><span class="error"><?=$emailError;?></span>
<label>Phone</label><input type="text" name="phone"/>
<input type="submit" value="Send your message"/>
<input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="true" />
</div>
<div class="form_right">
<label><span class="requiring">*</span>Message:</label>
<textarea name="comments" rows="20" cols="30" class="required requiredField"></textarea>
<?php if($commentError)?><span class="error"><?=$commentError;?></span>
</form>
</div>
<?php
}
} ?>