PHP While loop, echo Issues - php

Question

There has to be a easier way...
I keep getting this for the second line.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';'
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo ("'$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords";
"(\"";
$row['longitude'];
",";
$row['latitude'];
",\"";
$row['routername'];
"-";
$row['desc'];
"\", \"";
$row['routername'];
"-";
$row['desc'];
"<br><a href=\"./div/";
$row['routername'];
"\">Site Info</a>'");
echo "<br />";
}

Answer 1

You have to combine with a . and not with ;
echo ("'$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords" .
"(\"" .
$row['longitude'] .
....
Have a look into the manual: http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.string.php

Answer 2

Most of the ; should be . if you are attempting to concatenate these strings:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo ("'$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords" .
"(\"" .
$row['longitude'] .
"," .
$row['latitude'] .
",\"" .
$row['routername'] .
"-" .
$row['desc'] .
"\", \"" .
$row['routername'] .
"-" .
$row['desc'] .
"<br><a href=\"./Ldiv/" .
$row['routername'].
"\">Site Info</a>'"); // Here's the actual end of the statement
echo "<br />";
}
This woudl be a lot tidier with a HEREDOC:
echo <<<ROW
$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords(
{$row['longitude']},
{$row['latitude']},
"{$row['routername']}-{$row['desc']}",
"$row['routername']}-{$row['desc']}"<br>
Site Info
)
ROW;
Although , it looks like something is missing before the <br> since the previous quote doesn't get closed.

Answer 3

Your syntax is wrong for what you are trying to execute.
The ; in PHP is an end statement, essentially. You are telling PHP to stop executing the echo on the very first line echo ("'$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords" ; which is NOT what you want.
Instead, replace all the ; with .'s except for the last echo statement
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo "'$MAP_OBJECT->addMarkerByCoords" .
"(\"" .
$row['longitude'] .
"," .
$row['latitude'] .
",\"" .
$row['routername'] .
"-" .
$row['desc'] .
"\", \"" .
$row['routername'] .
"-" .
$row['desc'] .
"<br><a href=\"./Ldiv/" .
$row['routername']; .
"\">Site Info</a>'";
echo "<br />";
}