Parse Error - T_IF

[chief stains]

Hi,

Getting the following error

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_IF in...

for this line

<option value=<?php "$var1" if($var1==$form_var1) {echo ("selected");}echo(">"); $var1?></option>

Any one got any ideas...?

[mukhtar2t]

<option value=<?php echo "$var1"; if($var1==$form_var1) {echo (" selected");}echo(">"); echo $var1?></option> 

use 'echo' to insert text inside html and dont forget spaces between the attributes

[chief stains]

thanks...