Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$sql' (T_VARIABLE), expecting catch (T_CATCH)

[jthemans]

Hi guys I need some help with this code, can't figure out why it isn't working.

			try {
				$db = new                   
                        PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=boekenlijst','root','');
			}

		
			$sql = 'SELECT auteur FROM boekenlijst';

and the error I am getting is:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$sql' (T_VARIABLE), expecting catch (T_CATCH)

Thanks in advance.

[acoder]

You're missing the catch part of try/catch. See the PHP documentation or any simple tutorial.