Syntax problems

reub77

I am building a site in PHP and having difficulty with syntax problems. This is the error I get:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `';'' in /home/vhosts/theworldco.com/www/html/sitedata/precontent.php on line 14

Well I believe it has something to do with how I've used double quotes and single quotes. They can be a bugger sometimes to fix!!! Here's a sample chunk of code. Let me know if you need more?

if ($strTier1 == "services") :
print("<td width=110><a href='../services/hosting.php'><img name=serv src='../images/m_services_at.gif' width=110 height=23 border=0'></a></td>\n");
else :
print("<td width=110><a href='../services/hosting.php' onMouseOver='mouseEvent('serv','servDn','servMb');' onMouseOut='mouseEvent('serv','servUp','defaMb');'><img name=serv src='../images/m_services_up.gif' width=110 height=23 border=0'></a></td>");

I hope somebody can end the madness!!!

GBahle

well, for starters, it's if (condition) { not if (condition) :
Thats probably the reason why it didn't work.

Anyway, cleaned it up some:

if ($strTier1 == "services") {
print("<td width=110><a href='../services/hosting.php'><img name=serv src='../images/m_services_at.gif' width='110' height='23' border='0'></a></td>\n"); 
} else { 
print("<td width='110'><a href='../services/hosting.php' onMouseOver=\"mouseEvent('serv','servDn','servMb');\"
 onMouseOut=\"mouseEvent('serv','servUp','defaMb');\"
<img name='serv' src='../images/m_services_up.gif' width='110' height='23' border='0'></a></td>"); 
}

prasit

if syntax:

if (x=y) {
statement...
} else {
statement...
}

why using colon after if and else?

GBahle

a second thought: this would probably be a lot clearer:

<?php if ($strTier1 == "services") { ?>

<td width="110">
         <a href="../services/hosting.php"><img name="serv" src="../images/m_services_at.gif" width="110" height="23" border="0"></a>
</td> 

<?php } else { ?> 

<td width="110">
        <a href="../services/hosting.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('serv','servDn','servMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('serv','servUp','defaMb');"><img name="serv" src="../images/m_services_up.gif" width="110" height="23" border="0"></a>
</td> 

<?php } ?>

reub77

That's great, but the code is valid php coding. I have a book on PHP. I have similar code that works thats just like this. If you tell me it doesn't work and why in this instance I would benefit more. Let me know if you know why I can't use it?

if ():
blah, blah
else :
blah, blah
endif;

reub77

This is a php include by the way. Same error different line.

Parse error: parse error in /home/vhosts/theworldco.com/www/html/sitedata/precontent.php on line 15

Here's the code:

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "company") { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../company/about.php"><img name=comp src="../images/m_company_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } else { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../company/about.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('comp','compDn','compMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('comp','compUp','defaMb');"><img name=comp src="../images/m_company_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } ?>

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "services") { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../services/hosting.php"><img name=serv src="../images/m_services_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } else } ?>
<td width=110><a href="../services/hosting.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('serv','servDn','servMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('serv','servUp','defaMb');"><img name=serv src="../images/m_services_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } ?>

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "portfolio") { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../portfolio/featured.php"><img name=port src="../images/m_portfolio_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } else { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../portfolio/featured.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('port','portDn','portMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('port','portUp','defaMb');"><img name=port src="../images/m_portfolio_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } ?>

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "contact") { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../contact/locations.php"><img name=cont src="../images/m_contact_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } else { ?>
<td width=110><a href="../contact/locations.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('cont','contDn','contMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('cont','contUp','defaMb');"><img name=cont src="../images/m_contact_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td>
<?PHP } ?>

<td width=20 rowspan=2><img src="../images/spcr_01.gif" width=20 height=50></td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=5><img name=menubar src="../images/mb_default.gif" width=550 height=27></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="../images/spcr_02.gif" width=180 height=5></td>
<td colspan=5><img src="../images/spcr_03.gif" width=550 height=5></td>
<td><img src="../images/spcr_04.gif" width=20 height=5></td>
</tr>
</table>

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "company") { ?>
<img src="../images/menu_top.gif" width=170 height=35> 
<a href="../company/about.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('abou','abouDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('abou','abouUp');"><img name=abou src="../images/mnu_about_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../company/news.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('news','newsDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('news','newsUp');"><img name=news src="../images/mnu_news_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<img src="../images/menu_bot_01.gif" width=170 height=20> 
<img src="../images/menu_coll_01.gif" width=170 height=325>

<?PHP } elseif ($strTier1 == "services") { ?>
<img src="../images/menu_top.gif" width=170 height=35> 
<a href="../services/domains.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('doma','domaDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('doma','domaUp');"><img name=doma src="../images/mnu_domains_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/hosting.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('host','hostDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('host','hostUp');"><img name=host src="../images/mnu_hosting_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/webdesign.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('webd','webdDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('webd','webdUp');"><img name=webd src="../images/mnu_webdesign_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/graphics.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('grap','grapDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('grap','grapUp');"><img name=grap src="../images/mnu_graphics_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/databases.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('data','dataDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('data','dataUp');"><img name=data src="../images/mnu_databases_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/ecommerce.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('ecom','ecomDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('ecom','ecomUp');"><img name=ecom src="../images/mnu_ecommerce_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/videos.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('vide','videDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('vide','videUp');"><img name=vide src="../images/mnu_videos_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../services/flash.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('flas','flasDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('flas','flasUp');"><img name=flas src="../images/mnu_flash_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<img src="../images/menu_bot_02.gif" width=170 height=20> 
<img src="../images/menu_coll_02.gif" width=170 height=205>

<?PHP } elseif ($strTier1 == "portfolio") { ?>
<img src="../images/menu_top.gif" width=170 height=35> 
<a href="../portfolio/featured.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('feat','featDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('feat','featUp');"><img name=feat src="../images/mnu_featured_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../portfolio/a_to_z.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('atoz','atozDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('atoz','atozUp');"><img name=atoz src="../images/mnu_atoz_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<img src="../images/menu_bot_01.gif" width=170 height=20> 
<img src="../images/menu_coll_01.gif" width=170 height=325>

<?PHP } elseif ($strTier1 == "contact") { ?>
<img src="../images/menu_top.gif" width=170 height=35> 
<a href="../contact/locations.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('loca','locaDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('loca','locaUp');"><img name=loca src="../images/mnu_locations_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<a href="../contact/request.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('requ','requDn');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('requ','requUp');"><img name=requ src="../images/mnu_request_up.gif" width=170 height=20 border=0></a> 
<img src="../images/menu_bot_01.gif" width=170 height=20> 
<img src="../images/menu_coll_01.gif" width=170 height=325>

<?PHP } else { ?>
<img src="../images/menu_default.gif" width=170 height=400'>";
<?PHP } ?>

</td>
<td width=15 valign=top style="background-image:url(../images/col_lt.gif);"><img src="../images/spcr_05.gif" width=15 height=15></td>
<td width=525 valign=top class=bgFFF><img src="../images/spcr_06.gif" width=525 height=15>
<img src="../images/h_<?PHP echo $strTier2 ?>.gif" width=525 height=25>

Please Help me end the madness!!!

prasit

<table width=750 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> 
<tr> 
<td width=180 rowspan=2><img src="../images/logo.gif" width=180 height=50></td> 
<td width=110><a href="../default.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('home','homeDn','homeMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('home','homeUp','defaMb');"><img name=home src="../images/m_home_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td> 

<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "company") { ?> 
<td width=110><a href="../company/about.php"><img name=comp src="../images/m_company_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td> 
<?PHP } else { ?> 
<td width=110><a href="../company/about.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('comp','compDn','compMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('comp','compUp','defaMb');"><img name=comp src="../images/m_company_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td> 
<?PHP } ?> 


<?PHP if ($strTier1 == "services") { ?> 
<td width=110><a href="../services/hosting.php"><img name=serv src="../images/m_services_at.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td> 
<?PHP } else } ?> 
<td width=110><a href="../services/hosting.php" onMouseOver="mouseEvent('serv','servDn','servMb');" onMouseOut="mouseEvent('serv','servUp','defaMb');"><img name=serv src="../images/m_services_up.gif" width=110 height=23 border=0></a></td> 
<?PHP } ?>

line 15: i guess, would be this "<?PHP } else } ?> ".

} else {

not

} else }

it's obviously wrong.

GBahle

The only time i've seen "else :" recently is in Visual Basic, and there it's used only if you dont start a new line after the else
(e.g. if (condition) then
' something
else: 'something else
end if)
I've never seen it in PHP and I'm fairly certain it can't be used here. It's not in the manual in any case.
What you can do is this:

$someVar = (condition) ? $trueValue : $falseValue;

kbrij

from the manual:
manual link

Alternative syntax for control structures

e.g.
if ($a == 5):
print "a equals 5";
print "...";
elseif ($a == 6):
print "a equals 6";
print "!!!";
else:
print "a is neither 5 nor 6";
endif;

GBahle

I stand corrected 🙂