Php 语法错误，意外'$记录1'；（T_变量）

如果在代码中放入if行，则会出现以下错误“语法错误，意外的'$records1'（T_变量）”。为什么？我不明白

<?php

$continent = $_GET['continent'];
if (!empty($continent)
{

    $records1 = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT name, capital From country where continent='$continent'");


    while ($data1 = mysqli_fetch_array($records1))
    {
        $nume=$data1['name'];
        $capitala=$data1['capital'];
        echo '<br>'.'<br>';
        echo 'Tara'.' '.$nume.' are capitala '.$capitala.'.';
    }

}
?> 

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如果缺少括号，则不应为空

if (!empty($continent)

if (!empty($continent))

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