syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '(' in list (php)

Question

There is such code:

<?php list(filename, name, author, material, scale, date, museum, city, notation) = $_POST; echo author;

An error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '(' in C: \ OpenServer \ domains \ localhost \ csv.php on line 2

Why?

Andrey1990 Andrey1990 176 one 2 eleven · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-05T12:40:38

Do not forget the $ sign in front of variables.

 <?php list($filename, $name, $author, $material, $scale, $date, $museum, $city, $notation) = $_POST; echo $author;

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