Fejl i mysql

Jeg har følgende problem:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /free1go/m/r/www.mrbs.1go.dk/save_editarticle.php on line 17

Kan nogen se fejlen?

$editrow = "update article
set publication='$publication', title='$title', author='$author', theme='$theme', info='$info', article='$article', editor='$editor'
where id='$id'"

(linie 17:)
$connection = mysql_connect("$db_db_url", "$db_user", "$db_pass");

mysql_select_db("$db_name");
mysql_query($editrow);
mysql_close($connection);