debugging a parse error

thinkhard

Below is the line of code but when I run it I get a parse error

$errors[] = 'You did not enter your last name';
}elseif(preg_match("Last Name >20,$lname)){
$errors[] = $lname.' has too many characters';
}

I need help

m_tt

Originally posted by thinkhard
Below is the line of code but when I run it I get a parse error

$errors[] = 'You did not enter your last name';
}elseif(preg_match("Last Name >20,$lname)){
$errors[] = $lname.' has too many characters';
}

I need help

You really should post the entire code because I have no clue what you're trying to do but i'll give it a shot:

while(list($lastName) = mysql_fetch_row($query)) {
  if (strlen($lastName) < 1) {
    $error = 'You did not enter your last name.';
  } else if (strlen($lastName) > 20) {
    $error = $lastName . ' has too many characters.';
  } else {
    $error = 'Thank You.';
  }
}

superwormy

This line has an issue in it... namely a missing "

preg_match("Last Name >20,$lname)){

thinkhard

Thank you.

Here is the entire code

html>
<head>
<title>Lab 6 Registration Form Processing</title>
</head>
</body>
<?php

@require_once('lab6.php');

while(list($key,$val) = each($_POST)) {
$$key = $val;
$key = trim($key);
$key = stripslashes($key);
$key = strip_tags($key);
}

$errors = array();

if(empty($lname)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> 'You did not enter your last name';
}elseif(preg_match("Last Name" >20,$lname)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $lname.' has too many characters';
}

if(empty($fname)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> 'You did not enter your first name';
}elseif(preg_match("First Name" >20,$fname)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $fname.' has too many characters';
}

if(empty($address)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your address';
}elseif(preg_match("Address" >30,$address)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $address.' has too many characters';
}

if(empty($city)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your city';
}elseif(preg_match("City" >30,$city)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $city.' has too many characters';
}

if(empty($zip)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your zip';
}elseif(preg_match("Zip Code" >5,$zip)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $zip.' has too many numbers';
}

if(empty($state)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your state';
}elseif(preg_match("State" >2,$state)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $state.' has too many characters';
}

if(empty($phone1)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your area code';
}elseif(preg_match("Phone" >3,$phone1)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $phone1.' has too many numbers';
}

if(empty($phone2)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your phone number';
}elseif(preg_match("Phone" >3,$phone2)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $phone2.' has too many numbers';
}

if(empty($phone3)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter your phone number';
}elseif(preg_match("Phone" >4,$phone3)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $phone3.' has too many numbers';
}

if(empty($email)){
$errors[] = <font color="red">'You did not enter an email address';
}elseif(preg_match("Email" >20,$email)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $email.' has too many characters';
}elseif(!eregi("^{[a-z0-9_]+@[a-z0-9-]+.[a-z0-9-.]+$",} $email)){
$errors[] = <font color="red"> $email.' is not in the proper format';
}

$nerrors = count($errors);

if($nerrors > 0) {
echo "\n".'<p>'.$nerrors.' problem(s) found</p>';
echo "\n".'<ol>';
for ($i = 0; $i < $nerrors; $i++)
echo "\n".'<li>'.$errors[$i].'</li>';
echo "\n".'</ol>';
// re-display the form in this area
@require_once('lab6.php');
exit;
}

<h1>Lab 6 PHP Form Validation</h1>
<hr>
?>

<form action='lab6.php' method='post'>
//print statements in the form to display information

<tr><td>First Name:</td><td><input type='text' name='fname' size='20'/></td></tr>
<td> <?php print ("$fname"); ?> </td>

<tr><td>Address:</td><td><input type='text' name='address' size='30'/></td></tr>
<td> <?php print ("$address"); ?> </td>

<tr><td>State:</td><td><input type='text' name='state' size='2'/></td></tr>
<td> <?php print ("$state"); ?> </td>

<tr><td>Phone:</td><td>(<input type='text' name='phone1' size='3'/>)
<input type='text' name='phone2' size='3'/>
<input type='text' name='phone3' size='4'/></td></tr>
<td> <?php print ("$phone1"); ?> </td>
<td> <?php print ("$phone2"); ?> </td>
<td> <?php print ("$phone3"); ?> </td>
<tr><td>Email:</td><td><input type='text' name='email' size='20'/></td></tr>
<td> <?php print ("$email"); ?> </td>
</table>

<br>

</form>
</body>

</html>