Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

tripsman · #1 11-Sep-2008, 00:07

I cant seem to get pass this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

here is the code

PHP Code:


<?php

// Make a MySQL Connection
$query = "SELECT id,vnames,mem from victims " ;     

$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());


while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    
    print"<li><a href=\"count.php?file=thanks.htm&amp;tag=".$row['id']."\">". $row['vnames']."</a><br> [color="DarkRed"]'$tag=".$row['id']."'; include "countn.php"[/color]</li>";    
    }
 
?>

the red part is causing the trouble.

tripsman · #2 11-Sep-2008, 07:59

Didn't expect the whole code to be in color. Here is the code again

PHP Code:


<?php

// Make a MySQL Connection
$query = "SELECT id,vnames,mem from victims " ;     

$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());


while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    
    print"<li><a href=\"count.php?file=thanks.htm&amp;tag=".$row['id']."\">". $row['vnames']."</a><br> '$tag=".$row['id']."'; include "countn.php"</li>";    
    }
 
?>

TurboPT · #3 11-Sep-2008, 08:17

I find that it sometimes helps to break up the concatenation to see what might be wrong:
ORIGINAL:

PHP Code:


print "<li><a href=\"count.php?file=thanks.htm&amp;tag=".  //ok
    $row['id'] .     //ok
    "\">" .   //ok
    $row['vnames'] . //ok
    "</a><br> '$tag=" .   //ok
    $row['id'] . //ok
    "'; include "countn.php"</li>";  // oops! highlighting break at the inner quotes

MODIFIED

PHP Code:


print "<li><a href=\"count.php?file=thanks.htm&amp;tag=". 
    $row['id'] . 
    "\">" . 
    $row['vnames'] .
    "</a><br> '$tag=" .
    $row['id'] . 
    "'; include \"countn.php\"</li>";  // escaped quotes.

If there is still a parse complaint, post another reply.

Of course, once the concat is good, then 'unwind' the lines.

tripsman · #4 11-Sep-2008, 17:19

i dont get the error but: =$row['id'] . "'; include \"countn.php\ shows up literally and not the data it holds

TurboPT · #5 12-Sep-2008, 04:57

Then it is not clear to me what the goal may be. Do you want the include contents to be added INside the <li> tag?

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