HELP!! adding boxes

[thedesignbase]

I tried following the tutorial.. but of course since I suck at PHP.. it didnt work.. heres all the info I got

IM trying to make a new box named Support Forums(forums.php), which constains a page titled Support Forums(forumspage.php)

Heres my various code..
and the error im getting is this

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_IF in /home/gogenxco/public_html/includes/boxes/forums.php on line 24

COLUMN_LEFT.PHP CODE
}

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whats_new.php');
require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');
require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'affiliate.php');
require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');
require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'forums.php');


FORUMS.PHP CODE (includes/boxes)
$boxHeading = BOX_HEADING_FORUMS;
$corner_left = 'square';
$corner_right = 'square';
$box_base_name = 'forums'; // for easy unique box template setup (added BTSv1.2)

$box_id = $box_base_name . 'Box'; // for CSS styling paulm (editted BTSv1.2)

$boxContent = ('<a href="' . tep_href_link (FILENAME_FORUMS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_FORUMSPAGE . '</a><br>' .


// bof BTSv1.2
if(file_exists(DIR_WS_BOX_TEMPLATES . $box_base_name . '.tpl.php')) {
// if exists, load unique box template for this box from templates/boxes/
require(DIR_WS_BOX_TEMPLATES . $box_base_name . '.tpl.php');
}
else {
// load default box template: templates/boxes/box.tpl.php
require(DIR_WS_BOX_TEMPLATES . TEMPLATENAME_BOX);
}
// eof BTSv1.2
?>

FILENAMES.PHP CODE

define('FILENAME_FORUMS', 'forums.php');
define('FILENAME_FORUMSPAGE', 'forumspage.php');

FORUMSPAGE.PHP CODE( in /catalog/)

require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_FORUMSPAGE);

$breadcrumb->add(NAVBAR_TITLE, tep_href_link(FILENAME_FORUMSPAGE));

$content = CONTENT_SHIPPING;
$content_template = TEMPLATENAME_STATIC;

require(DIR_WS_TEMPLATES . TEMPLATENAME_MAIN_PAGE);

require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'application_bottom.php');
?>

ENGLISH.PHP CODE(includes/languages/)

// information box text in includes/boxes/information.php
define('BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION', 'Information');
define('BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY', 'Privacy Notice');
define('BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS', 'Conditions of Use');
define('BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING', 'Shipping & Returns');
define('BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT', 'Contact Us');

// forums box text in includes/boxes/forums.php
define('BOX_HEADING_FORUMS', 'Support Forums');
define('BOX_FORUMSPAGE', 'Support Forums');

FORUMSPAGE.PHP(inclues/languages/english)

*/

define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Support Forums);
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Online Support Forums');

define('TEXT_INFORMATION', '<a href="http://www.gogenx.com/forums>Visit Our Support Forums</a>');
?>




THIS IS A HUGE HELP IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM

sorry for the massive post

Thanks
Michael

[paulM]

FORUMS.PHP CODE (includes/boxes)

$boxHeading = BOX_HEADING_FORUMS;
$corner_left = 'square';
$corner_right = 'square';
$box_base_name = 'forums'; // for easy unique box template setup (added BTSv1.2)

$box_id = $box_base_name . 'Box'; // for CSS styling paulm (editted BTSv1.2)

$boxContent = ('<a href="' . tep_href_link (FILENAME_FORUMS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_FORUMSPAGE . '</a><br>' .

the last line here seems to be wrong
I think you ment something like

$boxContent = '<a href="' . tep_href_link (FILENAME_FORUMS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_FORUMSPAGE . '</a><br>';

removing the first "(" and replacing the last " ." by ";"