Need help with this code

Im getting a parse error on the second line:

$entry_line = "$url | $path = 'http://www.atelierviolins.com/auction/admin/counter.txt';
$fp = fopen("counter.txt","a");

thanks

Source: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=416491.msg2906758#msg2906758

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