How do I solve this error : parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'the' (T_STRING) in C:\xampp\htdocs\ on line 4

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The error is on line 4, here's the full code :

<?php
$orig_post = $post;
global $post;
$categories = get the category($post->ID);
if ($categories)	{
$category_ids = array();
foreach($categories as $individual category) {
$ category ids[] = $individual_category->term id;
}；
$args=array(
'category in’	=> $ category ids,
'post not in’ => array($post->ID),
'posts per page’=> 4,	
'ignore_sticky posts’=>1,
'orderby’ =>	’rand’	
$my_query = new wp_query( $arqs );
i f( $my_query->have_posts()	)	{
echo '<div class="relatedposts"><h3>Related Posts :</h3>'; while( $my query->have posts() )	{
$my query->the post();?>
<div class="relatedthumb">
<a rel="external" href="<?php the_permalink()?>"><?php
the post thumbnail(array(150,100)); ?><br />
<?php the_title(); ?>
</a>
</div>
<?php }
echo '</div>';
} };
$post = $orig post;
wp reset query(); ?>

What I have tried:

I have tried to figure out but its still error, plz help :')

Posted 10-Mar-21 7:40am

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Updated 10-Mar-21 7:49am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-10T07:49:00

Solution 1

Names can't contain spaces, use camelCase names instead:

PHP

$categories = get the category($post->ID);

Becomes

PHP

$categories = getTheCategory($post->ID);

You can use underscores insead, but that's pretty old school these days:

PHP

$categories = get_the_category($post->ID);

Posted 10-Mar-21 7:49am

OriginalGriff