$last_pic_id = $row['pic_id'];

---> $last_pic_title = '<a href=append_sid('album_pic.' . $phpEx . ?pic_id=' .$last_pic_id. ')>'.$row['pic_title'].'</a>';

$last_pic = '<a href="album_pic.php?pic_id='.$last_pic_id.'"><img src="album_thumbnail.php?pic_id='.$last_pic_id.'" alt="'.$row['pic_desc'].'" title="'.$row['pic_desc'].'"></a>';
$last_pic_time = $row['pic_time'];


ERROR: 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/afrosom/public_html/portal.php on line 342