Parse Error Question

[Anon]

I keep getting an error with the following line of code:

if($18_name)

I have tried replacing this with the following:

if(ereg(".", $18_name) == 1)

The error is:

parse error, expecting STRING' or'{'' or `'$''

This also occurs with simple assignment statements like:

$5_name = $con;

I can't seem to fix this or even figure out what this error means.

[Anon]

Hey,
A parse error means there's something wrong with your syntax.

Your problem is you cannot begin a variable name with a number. Variables must start with letters.

Tim
http://www.tier1host.net

Thomas Bell wrote:

I keep getting an error with the following line of code:

if($18_name)

I have tried replacing this with the following:

if(ereg(".", $18_name) == 1)

The error is:

parse error, expecting STRING' or'{'' or `'$''

This also occurs with simple assignment statements like:

$5_name = $con;

I can't seem to fix this or even figure out what this error means.

[Anon]

Thanks, I'm an idiot.

I was converting a form from static to dynamic and didn't even consider variable names.

I appreciate your help 🙂