Common:

<span class="createlink"><a href="/ikiwiki.cgi?page=___36__FILES_&amp;from=e%2F13010&amp;do=create" rel="nofollow">?</a> &#36;FILES </span> || echo "No files!"; break

More correct:

<span class="createlink"><a href="/ikiwiki.cgi?page=___36____123__var%2Bset__125___&amp;from=e%2F13010&amp;do=create" rel="nofollow">?</a> &#36;&#123;var+set&#125; </span> && echo set || echo unset

Actually using test is better.