title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO
body: <p>I'm learning PHP and I'm trying execute this code but it show me this message 
  "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO"</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  include "../conexao.php";
  
  $sql = mysql_query("SELECT vale_alimentacao FROM usuario WHERE  id=1");
  $ln = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
  $vale_alimentacao = $ln['vale_alimentacao'];
  
  $total_diario = 0.0;
  $contador = 0.0;
  
  $sql = mysql_query("SELECT id, data, valor_almoco, bebida FROM vale_alimentacao WHERE 1=1");
  while($ln = mysql_fetch_array($sql))
  {
              $contador = 0.0;
  
              if($ln['valor_almoco'] &lt; 8.0)
                  $contador = $ln['valor_almoco'];
              else if($ln['valor_almoco'] &gt; 8.0 &amp;&amp; $ln['valor_almoco'] &lt; 13.0)
                  $contador = 8.0;
              else
                  $contador = ($ln['valor_almoco']-8.0);´
  
              echo $contador;
  
              $total_diario += $contador;
  ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Anyone can help me? It is syntax error but I dont get where is.
  Hugs</p>