script error, help plz

[intermediate]

I am using the following script, and i get an error saying "Parse error: parse error, expecting T_VARIABLE' or'$'' in reportloss.php on line 35" and i've checked over the script many times finding no errors, and connect.php includes the database connecting script which works completely fine because i use it in other scripts that work.

please help me with this code

<?php
include("connect.php");
global $loss;
if (!$loss) {
print <<<END
<form method="post" action="reportloss.php">
<center>
Your Username: <input type="text" name="loser"><br>
Winner's Username: <input type="text" name="winner"><br>
Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br>
<input type="submit" name="loss" value="Signup">
</center>
</form>
END;
} else {
global $loser, $winner, $password;
$table = "ladderusers";
$requete = "select * from $table where username='$loser'";
$result = mysql_query($requete, $db);
$row = mysql_num_rows($result);
$get = mysql_fetch_object($result);
if ($row > 0 && $get->password=="$password") {

$requete2 = "select * from $table where username='$winner'";
$result2 = mysql_query($requete2, $db);
$row2 = mysql_num_rows($result2);
$get2 = mysql_fetch_object($result2);
if ($row2 > 0)
if ($get->rank < "$get2->rank") {
$rankincrease = $get2->rank - $get->rank / 2;
$1strank = $get2->rank - $rankincrease;



if ($1strank=="%.5") {
$rank = $1strank - .5;
} else {
$rank = $1strank;
}
$requete = "select * from $table where rank > '$rank'";
$result3 = mysql_query($requete3, $db);
$row3 = mysql_num_rows($result3);
if ($row > 0) {
while ($get3 = mysql_fetch_object($result3)) {
$offset = $get3->rank + 1;
$requete4 = "update $table set rank='$offset' where username='$get3->username'";
mysql_query($requete4);
}
} else {
$rank = $get->rank;
}
$losses = $get->losses + 1;
$wins = $get->wins + 1;
$requete1 = "update $table set wins='$wins' where username='$winner'";
mysql_query($requete1, $db);
$requete5 = "update $table set rank='$rank', losses='$losses' where username='$loser'";
mysql_query($requete5, $db);
print <<<END
<center>Your loss has been successfully submitted<br><br><a href="standings.php">View Standings</a></center>
END;
} else {
print("looser does not exist");
}
} else {
print <<<END
Your Username/Password is invalid
END;
}
}
?>

Any help will be appreciated =/

[twopeak]

what's line 35?
did you check for an error there?

check again!

[Tbull]

Is there a { missing at row 28? or in the if($get->rank section?

if ($row2 > 0)
   if ($get->rank < "$get2->rank") {
     $rankincrease = $get2->rank - $get->rank / 2;
     $1strank = $get2->rank - $rankincrease;

[saintp]

This one's a big forehead smacker: You can't start a variable name with a number (e.g., "$1strank").

[keith73]

As pointed out by saintp, you can't have a var name that starts with a number.

I took the liberty of indenting your code to make it a little more readable. I commented whenever a while or if statement ended.

<?php
include("connect.php");
global $loss;
if (!$loss) {
	print <<<END
	<form method="post" action="reportloss.php">
	<center>
	Your Username: <input type="text" name="loser"><br>
	Winner's Username: <input type="text" name="winner"><br>
	Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br>
	<input type="submit" name="loss" value="Signup">
	</center>
	</form>
	END;
} else {
	global $loser, $winner, $password;
	$table = "ladderusers";
	$requete = "select * from $table where username='$loser'";
	$result = mysql_query($requete, $db);
	$row = mysql_num_rows($result);
	$get = mysql_fetch_object($result);
	if ($row > 0 && $get->password=="$password") {
		$requete2 = "select * from $table where username='$winner'";
		$result2 = mysql_query($requete2, $db);
		$row2 = mysql_num_rows($result2);
		$get2 = mysql_fetch_object($result2);
		if ($row2 > 0){ // NEED OPEN BRACE HERE
			if ($get->rank < "$get2->rank") {
				$rankincrease = $get2->rank - $get->rank / 2;
				$firstrank = $get2->rank - $rankincrease;
				if ($firstrank=="%.5") {
					$rank = $firstrank - .5;
				} else {
					$rank = $firstrank;
				} //END if($firstrank=="%.5")
				$requete = "select * from $table where rank > '$rank'";
				$result3 = mysql_query($requete3, $db);
				$row3 = mysql_num_rows($result3);
				if ($row > 0) {
					while ($get3 = mysql_fetch_object($result3)) {
						$offset = $get3->rank + 1;
						$requete4 = "update $table set rank='$offset' where username='$get3->username'";
						mysql_query($requete4);
					}//END while($get3 = mysql_fetch_object...
				} else {
					$rank = $get->rank;
				}// END if($row > 0)
				$losses = $get->losses + 1;
				$wins = $get->wins + 1;
				$requete1 = "update $table set wins='$wins' where username='$winner'";
				mysql_query($requete1, $db);
				$requete5 = "update $table set rank='$rank', losses='$losses' where username='$loser'";
				mysql_query($requete5, $db);
				print <<<END
				<center>Your loss has been successfully submitted<br><br><a href="standings.php">View Standings</a></center>
				END;
			} else {
				print("looser does not exist");
			} // END if ($get->rank < "$get2->rank")
		} else {
			print <<<END
			Your Username/Password is invalid
			END;
		}//END if ($row2 > 0)
	}// END if ($row > 0 && $get->password=="$password")

}//NEED CLOSING BRACE HERE
?>