use of the chars ->

[troublemaker]

/*
iif($myuser->get_id() == -1){
$login_error = sprintf("User %s not found", htmlspecialchars($username));
include("$templates/$lang/userlogin.html");
exit;

}
*/

The above if statement works well on a PHP3 linux box. However, under PHP4 I end up with a string of text in the browser, starting after the "->" and continuing...

the string looks like the rest of the file has been turned into a text file:

get_id() == -1){ $login_error = sprintf("User %s not found", htmlspecialchars($username)); include("$templates/$lang/userlogin.html"); exit; } if(!$myuser->authenticate($password)){ $login_error ........................

Any ideas, pointers??

[mogster]

Just noted an extra i in the start of your if-else, could it be as simple as that?

knutm

[troublemaker]

Sorry typo, the "if" is correct not "iif".

for some reason ( I use dreamweaver) is showing a problem after the '->" that I use for the classes...

[tomhath]

It sounds like the -> is being interpreted as ?> (end of php code).

That would be something in the server configuration.

[mogster]

Ummm...I'm not sure about this, but the -1 is a touchy value in php. And what it really means is FALSE, that is: -1 is the response translated to FALSE in most scripts.

How about:

if($myuser->get_id() == FALSE){ 
$login_error = sprintf("User %s not found", htmlspecialchars($username)); 
include("$templates/$lang/userlogin.html"); 
exit; 
} 

or even

if(!$myuser->get_id()){ 
$login_error = sprintf("User %s not found", htmlspecialchars($username)); 
include("$templates/$lang/userlogin.html"); 
exit; 
} 

But then I don't have the explanation why it works under php3 😃
Different settings?

knutm

[troublemaker]

I don't think the "-1" is the problem. The script dies at the "->".

I believe the previous post about the server config could hold the answer.

NOw I have to figure out why "->" looks like "?>".😕