Expecting statement after if
<p>It is my code:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php
   if (empty($_COOKIE["count"]) &amp;&amp; empty($_COOKIE["date"])) {
      setcookie("count",1);
      setcookie("date",date("d.m.y H:i"));
   } else {
      var $c=$_COOKIE["count"];
   }
?&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>And I get error: <strong>expecting statement</strong> before var $c. How can I solve my problem?</p>