need some help debugging a news script - parse error, unexpected $

[khonsu]

ok I am attempting to make a simple add and edit news script with flat file and mysql.

one problem though I go to this form
http://www.samcolebatch.com/index.htm

I try and post something and it say's that I have a parse error
on line 24.

I have had a look at this code

$your_date = date("M j, Y h:i:s"); 
$fp=fopen("./comments.dat", "a"); 
fputs($fp, "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 

$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"); 
fclose($fp); 
$new = "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 
$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"; 

$f = fopen("comments.dat", "r"); 
$old = fread($f, filesize("comments.dat")); 
fclose($f); 
$new .= $old; 
$f = fopen("comments.dat", "w"); 
fwrite($f, $new); 
fclose($f); 
"; 

and I can't see any problems there.

Also are there any tutorials online which will help me limit the
amount of news posts, pluss be able to edit the news using the current code that I have? Unless someone can help me by giving
me snippets of code? I am also at the same time writing a small
login script - thanks

thanks alot for your help in advanced.

[khonsu]

ok I managed to fix the first problem -
I have now inserted an includes script into it which is including the comments.dat -
now shouldn't that show the comments?
cause it isn't

<?php 

$fp=fopen("./comments.dat", "a"); 
fputs($fp, "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 

$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"); 
fclose($fp); 
$new = "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 
$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"; 

$f = fopen("comments.dat", "r"); 
$old = fread($f, filesize("comments.dat")); 
fclose($f); 
$new .= $old; 
$f = fopen("comments.dat", "w"); 
fwrite($f, $new); 
fclose($f); 
"; 

 ?> 


<?php include ("comments.dat"); ?>

http://www.samcolebatch.com/index.htm
http://www.samcolebatch.com/post.php

thanks

[Buddha443556]

"parse error, unexpected $," I had that error the other day. It was on the last line of the script. So, I debugged it by commenting out everything but the first few lines. Run it. Found some new errors, in a included file. That's the trouble of writing large chucks of code, debugging is an SOB. I continued uncommenting lines till the script was fully debugged. This technique might help you.

[khonsu]

lol hmm thanks
I debugged most of it view it here -
http://www.samcolebatch.com/index.htm
http://www.samcolebatch.com/post.php

how do I make the news on my script to be displayed like bellow

Posted by Sam Colebatch

news goes here news goes here news goes here news goes
here news goes here news goes here news goes here

etc etc

then I would like to be able to limit the amount of news displayed
per page and have next and previous on it -
plus if possible using a simple edit script to edit each news post?

if someone could help me there then I would be very great full.

once you have possibly given me the code - then when I learn
and understand it I might just write my own once I get the hang of everything.

thanks again

[khonsu]

sorry here is the new code -

<?php 
$fp=fopen("./comments.txt", "a"); 
fputs($fp, "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 

$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"); 
fclose($fp); 
$new = "<tr><td>Posted by <a 
href=mailto:$your_email>$your_name</a> at 
$your_date</td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>"; 

$f = fopen("comments.txt", "r"); 
$old = fread($f, filesize("comments.txt")); 
fclose($f); 
$new .= $old; 
$f = fopen("comments.txt", "w"); 
fwrite($f, $new); 
fclose($f); 
?>

<?php 
include ("comments.txt"); 
?>

and what code do I use to stop the script from re-peating the
one post more then once? thanks in advanced everyone

[khonsu]

if anyone at all could help me I would be greatfull -
once I am doe with this code then there won't be any questions
for a long while. As soon as I get the help I need I will then be
studying the php code in your answers my self so hopefully I will
understand them and soon be able to write my own 🙂
thanks

[swjohnson]

An unterminated command from the line above...

or

An unescaped quote mark (\") from the same line

At least that is what I have found through trial and error... Mostly error.

[khonsu]

I am now after a script which will stop the post from
re-peating itself,
to also display the news like so - -

Posted by oasidjsjiod

news is such and such
oasdoasidaiosdjasiodj aiosdjioasjd oasidj oasjid as
asodjiasiodjasodijasi dioasjd osidjioasdj asoidjasiod j

then to be able to limit the amount of news per page and
have previous and next links

thanks

[swjohnson]

SourceForge.Com... They may have something alread written. I've always found my best learning tool is to see something work and modify it to suit my needs.

[khonsu]

thanks - that is what I used to do but I am tryign to make my own from scratch now