[Resolved] php parser error

[spartan789]

Does anyone know what this means:

parse error, unexpected T_LNUMBER on Line 21?

I get it when I run the following script which I got off the internet(and similar errors when I run other scripts)

<?php
/ E-mail harvester food. Eat poop and die spammers. /
/ Created by Shawn Haworth. This code is provided under the GNU General Public License /
/ Free software rocks! /

/* ------ Functions ------ */ 
/* Random character generation for email link */ 
function random_email($str_len) { 
    /* define ANSI alphabet */ 
    $alphabet = '???????????font>; 
    /* generate random string */ 
    $alphabet_len = strlen($alphabet); 
    for ($i = 0; $i < $str_len ; ++$i) { 
            $random_string .= $alphabet[mt_rand(0, $alphabet_len)]; 
    } 
    return $random_string; 
} 
/* Random number generation for refresh link */ 
function random_num($number_len) { 
    /* define numbers */ 
    $numbers = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'; 
    /* generate random numbers */ 
    $number_len = strlen($numbers); 
    for ($i = 0; $i < $number_len ; ++$i) { 
            $random_number .= $numbers[mt_rand(0, $number_len)]; 
    } 
    return $random_number; 

}

[kevinsequeira]

enclose ure code within the php tag when u post it so its easier to read, and what is line 21

reg
kevin

[kevinsequeira]

change this line
$alphabet = '???????????font>;

to

$alphabet = '???????????font>';

its missing a '

reg
kevin

[spartan789]

Sorry about that...

Here it is again with the php tags and line 21 marked off.

<?php
/ E-mail harvester food. Eat poop and die spammers. /
/ Created by Shawn Haworth. This code is provided under the GNU General Public License /
/ Free software rocks! /

/* ------ Functions ------ */ 
/* Random character generation for email link */ 
function random_email($str_len) { 
    /* define ANSI alphabet */ 
    $alphabet = '???????????font>; 
    /* generate random string */ 
    $alphabet_len = strlen($alphabet); 
    for ($i = 0; $i < $str_len ; ++$i) { 
            $random_string .= $alphabet[mt_rand(0, $alphabet_len)]; 
    } 
    return $random_string; 
} 
/* Random number generation for refresh link */ 
function random_num($number_len) { 

//LINE / define numbers /
//#21 $numbers = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
/ generate random numbers /
$number_len = strlen($numbers);
for ($i = 0; $i < $number_len ; ++$i) {
$random_number .= $numbers[mt_rand(0, $number_len)];
}
return $random_number;
}
?>

[spartan789]

Thanks Kevin...I think that was the problem, even though it was giving me an error on another line. Wow. You guys are amazing. Thanks again so much.

[kevinsequeira]

no problem, could u mark this thread resolved, there is a link below

reg
kevin