Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING'

idenr · #21 20-Mar-2005, 10:40

I'm working on the O'Reilly "Learning PHP 5" (problem 4 in chapter 7 if it makes it quicker and easier for you). I am stymied as to why I can't reference the value of $_POST['phone'] for example. When I var_dump $_POST it will give me a nice report that the key 'phone' is in there and what it's value is but I can't get at it from my code and I know this is maybe a fundamental misunderstanding that most beginners must have about what to do with $_POST. I can't think of how to debug this type of error except debugging my understanding of $_POST.

PHP Code:


<?php
require 'DB.php';
require 'formhelpers.php';
$db = DB::connect('mysql://iden:iden@localhost/test');
if (DB::isError($db)) {die("Can't connect: ".$db->getMessage());};
$db->setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_DIE);
$db->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_OBJECT);

//Create TABLE customers (
//                customerID INT unsigned,
//                name VARCHAR(255),
//                phone     VARCHAR(15),
//                favoriteDishID INT unsigned
//                )

//main
{
print "<html><body>\n";
// Get array of dish names to put in menu
global $db;

$q = 'select distinct dish_name from dishes'; // table already exists
$results = $db->query($q);
    while ($row = $results->fetchRow()) {
        $dish_names[] = $row->dish_name;
    }
// done getting our menu choices form the dishes table    
if ($_POST['_submit_check']) {
    if ($errors = validate()) {
        show_form($errors);
    } else {
        do_form();
    } 
} else {
        show_form($errors);
    }
print "</body></html>\n";
}

function do_form() {
global $db;
    print "<p>doing form</p>";
    $record_id = $db->nextID('customers');
//    $q = 'INSERT INTO customers'; 
//    $q .= '(record_id,name,phone,favoriteDish, values(?,?,?,?),'; 
//    $q .= 'array($record_id,$_POST[\'name\'],$_POST[\'phone\'],$_POST[\'favoriteDishID\'])'; 
//print $q; 
echo '<pre>'; var_dump ($_POST); print'</pre>';

// problem line is next with parse error
print '<pre>'; echo "$_POST['phone']"; print'</pre>'; // here
// problem line with parse error above

echo '<pre>'; var_dump ($GLOBALS['dish_names']); print'</pre>';
echo '<pre>';
//echo "$_POST['favoritDishID']";
print'</pre>';
//    $res = $db->query($q);
}

function show_form ($errors) {
global $dish_names;
    $defaults = array();
    if ($_POST['_submit_check']) { $defaults = $_POST; }
    if ($errors) {
        print "<p>The following errors were found in the form:<p>";
        foreach ($errors as $error) {
            print "<strong>$error</strong><br>";
        }
    }
    print '<form method="post" action="7-4.php">';
    print '<table><tr><td>Customer Name:&nbsp;';
    input_text ('name','');                                      //name field
    input_text ('phone','');                                 // phone field
    print "</td><td>";
    input_select ('favoriteDishID',$defaults, $dish_names); //favorite dish
    print '</td></tr>';
    print '<tr><td colspan="2"><input type="submit" value=" E n t e r ">';
    print '<input type="hidden" name="_submit_check" value="1">';
    print '</td></tr></table>';
    print '</form>';
}

function validate() {
global $dish_names;
    $errors = array();
    echo '?'.$_POST['name'].'?';
    echo '?'.$_POST['phone'].'?';
    if (! strlen(trim($_POST['name'])) ) {
        $errors[] = 'Please enter your name';
    }
    if (! strlen(trim($_POST['phone'])) ) {
        $errors[] = 'Please enter a phone number that makes sense';
    }
    if (! array_key_exists($_POST['favoriteDishID'],$dish_names) ) { //i know this aint right but it is minor
                                            //compared to the bigger problem
        $errors[] = 'Dish name not in menu';
    }
    return $errors;
}

?>

idenr · #22 20-Mar-2005, 20:49

Please disregard and excuse. I apologize for posting before I discovered my typo. Very lame I realize.

tonia · #23 07-May-2005, 15:28

Im haveing parse errors of my own... The error says
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/track03/public_html/photo/includes/pixelpost.php on line 26

Here are lines 21 - 27, can anyone see what went wrong? (line 26 being the version variable)

PHP Code:


'".$pixelpost_db_host      = "localhost"."'; // database host
'".$pixelpost_db_user      = "***"."'; // database user
'".$pixelpost_db_pass      = "***"."'; // database user password
'".$pixelpost_db_pixelpost = "track03_pixel"."'; // database
'".$pixelpost_db_prefix    = "pixelpost_"."'; // table prefix, leave as is unless you want to install multiple blogs on the same database
'".$version                = "WW91IGFyZSBydW5uaW5nIHZlcnNpb24gMS40LjEgb2YgUGl4ZWxwb3N0LiBSZWxlYXNlZCAyNCBBcHJpbCAyMDA1Lg"."'; // pixelpost version

evinx · #24 27-Jun-2005, 06:19

please someone help me i can't get out the problem it must be easy for u but im not PHP website designer

but game designer

sorry for my bad english

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/message.php on line 12

Code:

print <<<ENDHTML

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/kogel.php on line 98

Code:

       echo "<a href="kogel-shop.php?x=koopmagazijn">

Warning: mysql_query(): Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO) in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/clanbank.php on line 11
Warning: mysql_query(): A link to the server could not be established in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/clanbank.php on line 11

Code:

  mysql_query("UPDATE `[clans]` SET `online`=NOW() WHERE `login`='{$clan->login}'");

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/admin-basic.php on line 42

Code:

    print "  <tr><td class="subTitle"><b>Admin - Setup Turns</b></td></tr>n";

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/shop.php on line 63

Code:

     print "  <tr><td class="subTitle"><b>Shop</b></td></tr>";

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/shop-sms.php on line 34

Code:

    print "  <tr><td class="mainTxt">Je hebt 10 sms credits gekocht</td></tr>n";

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/garage.php on line 6

Code:

    print <<<ENDHTML

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/carsel.php on line 64

Code:

print <<<ENDHTML

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/autojatte.php on line 49

Code:

     print <<<ENDHTML

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/paarden.php on line 47

Code:

 print <<<ENDHTML

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\"' in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/wapens_toevoegen_admin.php on line 167

Code:

     echo "<TR><TD width=100%>". $rsl[name] ."<TD><TD width=0><A href="?delete". $rsl[id]

Warning: mysql_fetch_object(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /usr/export/www/hosting/evinx/ipban.php on line 49

Code:

while($Verban = mysql_fetch_object($Verbannen)) {

djd@n · #25 26-Oct-2005, 11:08

i am also having problems with a login script if you know where i can get one please e-mail dan@hab-globe.com

killaz · #26 04-Jul-2006, 11:06

Hello im also experiencing a T_VARIABLE error, please can some one help me.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/snakepit/public_html/forums/adr_character.php on line 151

This is part of the coding before and after the error.

PHP Code:


if ( !$name )
        {
            adr_previous( Fields_empty , adr_character , '' );
        }
        delete_unexploited_characteristics($userdata['user_id'])

        $sql = "SELECT * FROM " . ADR_RACES_TABLE ." r , " . ADR_ELEMENTS_TABLE ." e , " . ADR_ALIGNMENTS_TABLE ." a
            WHERE r.race_id = $race
            AND e.element_id = $element
            AND a.alignment_id = $alignment ";
        if (!$result = $db->sql_query($sql)) 
        {
            message_die(CRITICAL_ERROR, 'Error Getting ADR Config!');
        }
        $infos = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);

Line 151

PHP Code:


$sql = "SELECT * FROM " . ADR_RACES_TABLE ." r , " . ADR_ELEMENTS_TABLE ." e , " . ADR_ALIGNMENTS_TABLE ." a

cable_guy_67 · #27 04-Jul-2006, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by killaz

Hello im also experiencing a T_VARIABLE error, please can some one help me.

try this,

PHP Code:


$sql = "SELECT * FROM " . ADR_RACES_TABLE ." r , " . ADR_ELEMENTS_TABLE ." e , " . ADR_ALIGNMENTS_TABLE ." a WHERE r.race_id = $race AND e.element_id = $element AND a.alignment_id = $alignment ";

or better yet,

PHP Code:


$sql = "SELECT * FROM " . ADR_RACES_TABLE ." r , " . ADR_ELEMENTS_TABLE ." e , " . ADR_ALIGNMENTS_TABLE ." a".
    " WHERE r.race_id = $race".
    " AND e.element_id = $element".
    " AND a.alignment_id = $alignment ";

Mark

killaz · #28 04-Jul-2006, 11:56

Yo, cable_guy_67 neiter one worked, it certainly looked like it would but it didn't. Do you need the whole file or anything?

cable_guy_67 · #29 04-Jul-2006, 12:04

I overlooked the obvious on the line prior.

PHP Code:


delete_unexploited_characteristics($userdata['user_id'])
// shoud have a semi-colon at end

Mark

killaz · #30 04-Jul-2006, 12:20

damn i missed that too lol. Thanks man it works like a charm. i missed it because im not good at php, but thanks again.

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