Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';'

try:

<?php
$filename = "http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf";

if (file_exists($filename)) {
echo '<a href="http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf">PDF</a>';
} else {
echo "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>

try:

<?php
$filename = "http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf";

if (file_exists($filename)) {
echo '<a href="http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf">PDF</a>';
} else {
echo "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>

Thanks! I got the error to go away, but the link shows up on the webpage and it is not working. How do I get it to work without exposing the url? Also, I would like to make the part after inspection variable or dynamic so it will change based upon which page is loaded? Thanks so much!

I am pretty sure the path for file_exists needs to be relative to the script it's called from. If the script is being run from the root you want:

if(file_exists('/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf')) {
//do something
}

Also, I would like to make the part after inspection variable or dynamic so it will change based upon which page is loaded?

I have no idea what you are talking about. You need to elaborate!

I am pretty sure the path for file_exists needs to be relative to the script it's called from. If the script is being run from the root you want:

if(file_exists('/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf')) {
//do something
}

Would fopen() work to open the pdf file in a new window?

try:

<?php
$filename = "http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf";
if (file_exists($filename)){
	header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
	header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Inspection.pdf"');
	readfile($filename);
	exit;
}
else
{
	echo "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>

as long as i can see, the error is in this line of code: echo "<a\href="http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf </a>";

do something like this:
echo '<a href="http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf">PDF file</a>'; or
echo "<a href=\"http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf\">PDF file</a>";

On my previous post change:

$filename = "http://www.empowergroupusa.com/cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf";

to:

$filename = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . ' /cambiolabs/extension/catalog/files/inspection_886.pdf';