Re: [PHP] Dreaded expecting `T_VARIABLE' or... Error -- long post
the line
global ;
should be
global $some_variable;
or delete it
Verdon Vaillancourt wrote:
>Hi Apologies if this question has been answered before and I can't find it.
>I have searched and although finding similar issues, I haven't been able to
>fix.
>
>I have a file that creates a search for and then is supposed to post to
>itself to retriev results. When I add the first function (the search form)
>everything seems OK. The page renders, the select menus are populated from
>my mySQL db.
>
>When I add the second function (the results). I start getting an error that
>refers to a line number in my initial function that was previously OK. I
>gather the error has something to do with syntax, but I can't find it.
>
>I'll show some examples and then detail the error.
>
>My intial code that creates the search form and works is:
>
>
>PHP:
>
>
>
>// Handles session initialization
>
>include("open_session.php");
>
>if(!isset($mainfile))
>
>{
> include("mainfile.php");
>}
>
>// Global configuration data
>include("config.php");
>
>// Generates page header
>include ("header.php");
>
>function sform() {
>
>include("config.php");
>
>$box_title = "Search Form";
>
>$box_stuff = "";
>
>$box_stuff .= "Search hints can go
>here";
>
>$box_stuff .= "
>
>
>
>Search for:
>
>Companyalign=\"left\">Categoryalign=\"left\">City
>
>align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">
>
>\n";
>
>
>$cat_result = mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
>num_type FROM " . $table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
>" . $table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
>cattext");
>
>$categories = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
>if ($categories) {
>
>while ($c2 = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result)) {
>
>$num_type = $c2[num_type];
>
>$box_stuff .= "$c2[cattext] (
>$num_type)";
>
>}
>
>}
>
>$box_stuff .= "
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>\n";
>
>
>
>$city_result = mysql_query("select city, count(city) AS num_type FROM
>" . $table_prefix."users GROUP BY city ORDER BY city");
>
>$cities = mysql_fetch_array($city_result);
>
>if ($cities) {
>
>while ($c3 = mysql_fetch_array($city_result)) {
>
>$num_type3 = $c3[num_type];
>
>$box_stuff .= "$c3[city] ($num
>_type3)";
>
>}
>
>}
>
>$box_stuff .= "\n";
>
>
>
>$box_stuff .= "
>
>value=\"Search\"> Note: searching for all can produce a large
>page!
>
>
>
>";
>
>
>
>thememainbox($box_title, $box_stuff);
>
>include("footer.php");
>
>}
>
>
>
>switch($op) {
>
>case "search":
>
>search();
>
>break;
>
>
>
>default:
>
>sform();
>
>break;
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Now, when I add anything for the function search() , even a simple message
>printed to the page such as:
>
>
>PHP:
>
>
>
>function search()
>
>{
>
>include('config.php');
>
>global ;
>
>$box_title = "Search Results";
>
>$box_stuff .= "Results here";
>
>thememainbox($box_title, $box_stuff);
>
>include("footer.php");
>
>}
>
>
>
>
>
>I get the error: Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_VARIABLE' or `'$''
>in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpwebsite/search_users.php on line 45
>
>BTW... line 45 is part of the initial funtion that was working before:
>
>
>PHP:
>
>
>$cat_result = mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
>num_type FROM " . $table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
>" . $table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
>cattext");
>
>$categories = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
>if ($categories) {
>
>while ($c2 = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result)) {
>
>$num_type = $c2[num_type];
>
>$box_stuff .= "$c2[cattext] (
>$num_type)";
>
>} //THIS IS LINE 45
>
>}
>
>
>
>
>I feel that if I can get past this, I can likely get my actual search to
>work. If you're curious, the following code is what I actually have in mind
>for the search function. I just can't get far enough along to even test it.
>I would surely appreciate any advice that anyone can extend.:
>
>
>PHP:
>
>
>function search() {
>
>include("config.php");
>
>global $company, $cat, $city, $catkey, $cattext, Order;
>
>$box_title = "Search Results";
>
>if ($cat>0) {
>
>$classreq="AND catkey=$cat";
>
>}
>
> if (!$Order) {
>
>$Order="company";
>
>}
>
>$query = "SELECT company, city, cat, catkey, cattext FROM
>" . $table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
>" . $table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey WHERE company LIKE '%$company%' A
>ND city LIKE '%$city%' AND cat LIKE '%$cat%' $classreq ORDER BY $Order";
>
>$result = mysql_query($query);
>
>
>$box_stuff = "";
>
>$box_stuff .= "";
>
>if ($r
RE: [PHP] Dreaded expecting `T_VARIABLE' or... Error -- long post
If you're going to use an array in a string, you have to surround it
with braces.
echo "value is {$c2[something]} okay?";
Or, exit out of the string:
echo "value is " . $c2['something'] . " okay?";
If you use it outside of the string, you need the single/double quotes
around the key so you don't get an undefined constant warning.
That looks like your problem.
---John Holmes...
> -Original Message-
> From: Verdon Vaillancourt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:34 PM
> To: PHP-General
> Subject: [PHP] Dreaded expecting `T_VARIABLE' or... Error -- long post
>
> Hi Apologies if this question has been answered before and I can't
find
> it.
> I have searched and although finding similar issues, I haven't been
able
> to
> fix.
>
> I have a file that creates a search for and then is supposed to post
to
> itself to retriev results. When I add the first function (the search
form)
> everything seems OK. The page renders, the select menus are populated
from
> my mySQL db.
>
> When I add the second function (the results). I start getting an error
> that
> refers to a line number in my initial function that was previously OK.
I
> gather the error has something to do with syntax, but I can't find it.
>
> I'll show some examples and then detail the error.
>
> My intial code that creates the search form and works is:
>
>
> PHP:
>
>
>
> // Handles session initialization
>
> include("open_session.php");
>
> if(!isset($mainfile))
>
> {
> include("mainfile.php");
> }
>
> // Global configuration data
> include("config.php");
>
> // Generates page header
> include ("header.php");
>
> function sform() {
>
> include("config.php");
>
> $box_title = "Search Form";
>
> $box_stuff = "";
>
> $box_stuff .= "Search hints can go
> here";
>
> $box_stuff .= "
>
>
>
> Search for:
>
> Company align=\"left\">Category align=\"left\">City
>
> align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">
>
> \n";
>
>
> $cat_result = mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
> num_type FROM " . $table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
> " . $table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
> cattext");
>
> $categories = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
> if ($categories) {
>
> while ($c2 = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result)) {
>
> $num_type = $c2[num_type];
>
>
$box_stuff .= "$c2[cattex
t]
> (
> $num_type)";
>
> }
>
> }
>
> $box_stuff .= "
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> \n";
>
>
>
> $city_result = mysql_query("select city, count(city) AS num_type FROM
> " . $table_prefix."users GROUP BY city ORDER BY city");
>
> $cities = mysql_fetch_array($city_result);
>
> if ($cities) {
>
> while ($c3 = mysql_fetch_array($city_result)) {
>
> $num_type3 = $c3[num_type];
>
>
$box_stuff .= "$c3[city] (
$n
> um
> _type3)";
>
> }
>
> }
>
> $box_stuff .= "\n";
>
>
>
> $box_stuff .= "
>
> value=\"Search\"> Note: searching for all can produce a large
> page!
>
>
>
> ";
>
>
>
> thememainbox($box_title, $box_stuff);
>
> include("footer.php");
>
> }
>
>
>
> switch($op) {
>
> case "search":
>
> search();
>
> break;
>
>
>
> default:
>
> sform();
>
> break;
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Now, when I add anything for the function search() , even a simple
message
> printed to the page such as:
>
>
> PHP:
>
>
>
> function search()
>
> {
>
> include('config.php');
>
> global ;
>
> $box_title = "Search Results";
>
> $box_stuff .= "Results here";
>
> thememainbox($box_title, $box_stuff);
>
> include("footer.php");
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> I get the error: Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_VARIABLE' or
`'$''
> in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpwebsite/search_users.php on line 45
>
> BTW... line 45 is part of the initial funtion that was working before:
>
>
> PHP:
>
>
> $cat_result = mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
> num_type FROM " . $table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
> " . $table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
> cattext");
>
> $categories = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
> if ($categories) {
>
> while ($c2 = mysql_fetch_array($cat_result)) {
>
> $num_type = $c2[num_type];
>
>
$box_stuff .= "$c2[cattex
t]
> (
> $num_type)";
>
> } //THIS IS LINE 45
>
> }
>
>
>
>
> I feel that if I can get past this, I can likely get my actual search
to
> work. If you're curious, the following code is what I actually have in
> mind
> for the search function. I just can't get far enough alon
