whats wrong with my code syntax?

Anon

here it comes.. what i'm trying to do is add the contents of files in some dirs to a database with a bit of formatting and taking a few bits out but i get an expected ') error.

<?php

ParseFiles();

function GetFiles($dir) {
exec("ls " . $dir . " -1", $files);
return $files;
}

function ParseFiles() {
$directories[] = array ("dc", "n64", "psx", "psx2");
$i;
for($i = 0; $i < 4; i++) {
$files = GetFiles($directories);
$i2;

	for($i2 = 0; $i2 <= count($files) - 1; i2++) {

		$filename = $files[i];
		$filepointer = fopen($directories[i] . $filename, 'r');
		$fileread = fread($filepointer, filesize($filename)); 
		fclose($filepointer);

		$titlestart = strpos($fileread, "<h1>");
		$titleend = strpos($fileread, "</h1>");
		$title = substr($fileread, $titlestart, $titleend);
		strip_tags($title);
		trim($title);

		$bodypos = strpos($fileread, "<!--BODY-->");
		$body = substr($fileread, $bodypos);

		$body = strip_tags($body, "<table>, <tr>, <td>, <b>, <i>, <li>, <u>");

		$dbName = "thenode_news";
		$dbPass = "the";
		$dbUserName = "thenode_newsy";
		$host = "localhost";
		$base = "the-node.com";

		$db = mysql_connect($host, $dbUserName, $dbPass) or die ("Could not connect");
		mysql_select_db($dbName,$db);

		$today = gmdate ( "M d Y H:i:s" );

		$query = "INSERT INTO $directories[i] (body, title, date, user_id) VALUES ('$body', '$title', '$today', 'Auto-Add')";
		$result = mysql_query($sql);
		if (!$result) {
		echo"Error! ", mysql_error();
		exit;
		} else {
			echo"successfully added $directories[i]/$filename<br>\n";
		}
	}

	unset($files);

}

}

any help you could offer would be most appreaciated

Anon

It didn't post right. It should work this time.

The actuall error we get is this:
Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in /home/the-node/public_html/cheats/load.php on line 16

<?php

ParseFiles();

function GetFiles($dir) {

exec("ls " . $dir . " -1", $files);
return $files;

}

function ParseFiles()
{
$directories[] = array ("dc", "n64", "psx", "psx2");
$i;
for($i = 0; $i < 4; i++) {
$files = GetFiles($directories);
$i2;

	for($i2 = 0; $i2 <= count($files) - 1; i2++) {

		$filename = $files[i];
		$filepointer = fopen($directories[i] . $filename, 'r');
		$fileread = fread($filepointer, filesize($filename)); 
		fclose($filepointer);

		$titlestart = strpos($fileread, "<h1>");
		$titleend = strpos($fileread, "</h1>");
		$title = substr($fileread, $titlestart, $titleend);
		strip_tags($title);
		trim($title);

		$bodypos = strpos($fileread, "<!--BODY-->");
		$body = substr($fileread, $bodypos);

		$body = strip_tags($body, "<table>, <tr>, <td>, <b>, <i>, <li>, <u>");

		$dbName = "thenode_news";
		$dbPass = "the";
		$dbUserName = "thenode_newsy";
		$host = "localhost";
		$base = "the-node.com";

		$db = mysql_connect($host, $dbUserName, $dbPass) or die ("Could not connect");
		mysql_select_db($dbName,$db);

		$today = gmdate ( "M d Y H:i:s" );

		$query = "INSERT INTO $directories[i] (body, title, date, user_id) VALUES ('$body', '$title', '$today', 'Auto-Add')"
		$result = mysql_query($sql);
		if (!$result) {
		echo"Error! ", mysql_error();
		exit;
		} else {
			echo"successfully added $directories[i]/$filename<br>\n";
		}
	}

	unset($files);

}

}

Anon

hmmm.. try again, for bord compatibility we've added a - in the $body area.

<?php

ParseFiles();

function GetFiles($dir) {

exec("ls " . $dir . " -1", $files);
return $files;

}

function ParseFiles()
{
$directories[] = array ("dc", "n64", "psx", "psx2");
$i;
for($i = 0; $i < 4; i++) {
$files = GetFiles($directories);
$i2;

	for($i2 = 0; $i2 <= count($files) - 1; i2++) {

		$filename = $files[i];
		$filepointer = fopen($directories[i] . $filename, 'r');
		$fileread = fread($filepointer, filesize($filename)); 
		fclose($filepointer);

		$titlestart = strpos($fileread, "<h1>");
		$titleend = strpos($fileread, "</h1>");
		$title = substr($fileread, $titlestart, $titleend);
		strip_tags($title);
		trim($title);

		$bodypos = strpos($fileread, "<!--BODY-->");
		$body = substr($fileread, $bodypos);

		$body = strip_tags($body, "<-table>, <-tr>, <-td>, <-b>, <-i>, <-li>, <-u>");

		$dbName = "thenode_news";
		$dbPass = "the";
		$dbUserName = "thenode_newsy";
		$host = "localhost";
		$base = "the-node.com";

		$db = mysql_connect($host, $dbUserName, $dbPass) or die ("Could not connect");
		mysql_select_db($dbName,$db);

		$today = gmdate ( "M d Y H:i:s" );

		$query = "INSERT INTO $directories[i] (body, title, date, user_id) VALUES ('$body', '$title', '$today', 'Auto-Add')"
		$result = mysql_query($sql);
		if (!$result) {
		echo"Error! ", mysql_error();
		exit;
		} else {
			echo"successfully added $directories[i]/$filename<br>\n";
		}
	}

	unset($files);

}

}

Anon

Warning: Failed opening '/home/the-node/public_html/cheats/load.php' for inclusion (include_path='') in Unknown on line 0

eh???

Anon

We fixed the first problem, but now a new error comes up.

Warning: Failed opening '/home/the-node/public_html/cheats/load.php' for inclusion (include_path='') in Unknown on line 0

where is line 0 and what include_path??

<?php

ParseFiles();

function GetFiles($dir) {

exec("ls " . $dir . " -1", $files);
return $files;

}

Anon

I've gotten that error a lot before. And most of the time its because your file isn't named correctly or the URL is incorrect. It should give a 404 instead but it doesnt. Check to make sure that your URL matches your file.

I don't know if this will solve it, but a lot of times when I rename pages and refresh the page, it gives me that error.

Anon

nope, not helped i'm afraid, it is a very spoky error... any more help or advice would be greatly appreaciated!