[assassingod]

Try replacing:

PHP Code:

[color=red][color=#000000]$ jl_comments = if($j_comments = 1){
         echo("$j_comments comment")
} else if($j_comments >= 2) {
echo("$j_comments comments") {
else{
echo("")
};[/color]
[/color] 


with

PHP Code:

$jl_comments = if($j_comments = 1)
{
     echo("$j_comments comment");
}
else if($j_comments >=2)
{
     echo("$j_comments comments");
}
else
{
     echo("");
}; 


Also, I dont think you can use an if statement when declaring a variable but im not sure.