Parse error: parse error, unexpected $

[exponder]

I keep getting a Prase error, "parse error, unexpected $ in /home/virtual/site58/fst/var/www/html/files/buysell.txt on line 26". As you can see, line 26 or 25 has no '$'. I've rewritten the file a few times, and I still get the same error. What am I doing wrong here?

Line: 1 <?php 
Line: 2 mysql_connect("localhost","user","pass");
Line: 3 mysql_select_db ("db_name");
Line: 4 ?>
Line: 5 <?php
Line: 6 $post_query = mysql_query("SELECT buysell FROM subject");
Line: 7	while ($post = mysql_fetch_array($post_query)) {
Line: 8 ?>
Line: 9 <div align="center" class="none">
Line: 10 &#187;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="window.open('http://www.liquidclock.net/view.php?browse=addpost')">Add a post</a><p>
Line: 11 <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" bgcolor="#b5ae91" background="rsxpdb/tbg.jpg" height="20">
Line: 12 <tr><td align="left" valign="top" height="20" width="16%">
Line: 13 <font size="1">Subject:&nbsp;<?php echo $post['subject'] ?></font>
Line: 14 </tR></td></table>
Line: 15 <?php
Line: 16 $post_query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM buysell");
Line: 17	while ($post = mysql_fetch_array($post_query)) {
Line: 18 ?>
Line: 19 <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" bgcolor="#b5ae91">
Line: 20 <tr>
Line: 21 <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#DBD5C7" width="15%">
Line: 22 <font size="1">Character Name: <?php echo $post['charname'] ?></font></td>
Line: 23 <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#DBD5C7" width="84%">
Line: 24 <font size="1"><?php echo $post['post'] ?></font>
Line: 25 </tR></td></table>
Line: 26 </div>

[ligraci]

Line: 13 <font size="1">Subject: <?php echo $post['subject']; ?></font>
Line: 22 <font size="1">Character Name: <?php echo $post['charname']; ?></font></td>
Line: 24 <font size="1"><?php echo $post['post']; ?></font>

Is that right?

[7khat]

I also expect the loss of the termination (😉 to be the culprit.

[exponder]

I double checked my script, all of the ';' are in the script. They must have slipped out some where when posting it here.

[exponder]

I've tired removing every thing from the script, and just leaving the mysql connection. But, I still get the same error, this time on line 8.

<?php 

mysql_connect("localhost","user","pass");
mysql_select_db ("db_name"); 

?>
<?php

$post_query = mysql_query("SELECT buysell FROM subject");
while ($post = mysql_fetch_array($post_query)) {

?>

I've used these same line of php in other scripts on a different sever than the one I'm on now however. I can't see anything wrong. :mad:

[tomhath]

The $ is probably a secret code for "end of file".

You have started a couple of "while" loops but I don't see where you have closed them with the "}" character. Even the little example you give last has an unclosed loop.

[exponder]

Yeah, but it's closed it in my code. When I'm done printing out mysql entries;

<?php } ?>