Stupid Error???

Napster

I am getting this stupid error and it says

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare membersonly() (previously declared in /home/virtual/site26/fst/var/www/html/functions.php:19) in /home/virtual/site26/fst/var/www/html/functions.php on line 17

I dont know what it means. I only created it once and I am only going membersonly(); once on each page? What does it mean and how can i fix it

LordShryku

It means you're trying to redefine the function. Check to make sure the function isn't being declared inside a loop, and that it isn't being include/required on a page more than once.

Napster

well the function is as follows

function membersonly()
{
if ($_COOKIE['user'] == "")
{
echo "<body bgcolor='000000' text='ffffff'>
<center>
<table border=1 width=300>
<tr><td><center><b>Elarune</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><center>Please Login</td></tr>
</table>";
die();
}
}

Then for some reason it did not work, I checked on all the include files and i am not even declaring it?? it p!$$3$ me off

LordShryku

Well, an easy fix for you then would be to call function_exists

if(!function_exists("membersonly")) {
   // declare the function
}

Napster

Ok, i have narrowed the problem down to being located in functions.php so i will post that script since it is not that big.

<?php

##### Functions.  Made for Elarune by Matt and Josh.  ADMINS DO NOT TOUCH!

  $user="lunar-forest";
  $host="localhost";
  $password="wizards";
  $database="lunar-forest_-_elarune";
  $username = $_COOKIE['user']; 

$connection = mysql_connect($host,$user,$password)
or die ("Couldn't connect to the database");

mysql_select_db($database, $connection)
or die ("Couldn't select database");

function membersonly()
{
if (!$_COOKIE['user']) {
echo "<body bgcolor='000000' text='ffffff'>
<center>
<table border=1 width=300>
<tr><td><center><b>Elarune</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><center>Please Login</td></tr>
</table>";
die();
}
}

function outcasts()
{

$result2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM members WHERE username='$username'");
$outcast = mysql_fetch_array($result2,MYSQL_ASSOC);

if ($outcast[usertype] == "outcast")
{
echo "<body bgcolor='000000' text='ffffff'>";
exit("You Have been outcasted, get out");
}
}

function pages_links($pages,$link="",$current=0) {

for ($i=1;$i<=min($pages,500);$i++)

    if ($current == $i) $return .= "<font color=#000000><b>$i</b></font> ";

    else $return .= "<a href='".$link.$i."'>$i</a> ";

return $return;

}

function jail()
{

$query999 = "SELECT * FROM jail WHERE username='$username'";
$result999 = mysql_query($query999)
                 or die (mysql_error());
$num_rows = mysql_fetch_array($result999);

if ($num_rows[username] != "")
{
 die("You're in jail!<br>You're restricted to only certain things
             on the website.<br><a href='jail.php'>Back To Jail</a><br>
             You'll be released when the admins think you've served your punishment.<br>
             to file a complaint you will need to talk to $num_rows[admin]. $num_rows[admin] put you in jail
             because of this reason:<br>$num_rows[reason] <br> You will soon
             be out of jail don't worry!");
}

}



?>

It stoped working when I added the jail() but when i take it out, it still doesn't work

Napster

I also tried your thing but that did not work.

drawmack

it's probably an include chain error:

i.e.

file a includes file b
file b includes file c
file c includes file d
file d includes file b

thereby creating an include loop which throws this errors because this is the first function in file b.

I recommend replacing all of your includes and requires with include_once and require_once. Matter of fact I recommend never even using include and instead always using require because if you don't require the file why bother to include it.

Napster

See all my pages go like this

include"functions.php";
include"header.php"

code

include"footer.php";

It was always like that. I looked in all those files and I can not find the error

Napster

ok i have narrowed it down to that the error is located in this code

function pages_links($pages,$link="",$current=0) {

   for ($i=1;$i<=min($pages,500);$i++)

    if ($current == $i) $return .= "<font color=#000000><b>$i</b></font> ";

    else $return .= "<a href='".$link.$i."'>$i</a> ";

return $return;

}

I only get the error in that code

feldon23

Your for loop needs some brackets.

Weedpacket

Originally posted by Napster
See all my pages go like this
include"functions.php";
include"header.php"

code

include"footer.php";
It was always like that. I looked in all those files and I can not find the error [/B]

Do header.php or footer.php include functions.php?