parse error I can't figure out

DKY

why am i getting a parse error? I can't figure it

<?
<FORM ACTION=\"PDC_Hotline_Submitted.php?useripaddy='.$user_ip_addy.'&dateopened='.$date_opened.'\" METHOD=\"POST\" NAME=\"PDC_Hotline\" onSubmit=\"return formValidation(this)\">;
?>

btw, there is a \ right after ACTION= but It doesnt show up

Roger_Ramjet

Wrong syntax construction altogether. You have entered into php by using <? and ?>, so you need to echo the html

<?
echo '<FORM ACTION="PDC_Hotline_Submitted.php?useripaddy='.$user_ip_addy.'&dateopened='.$date_opened.'" METHOD="POST" NAME="PDC_Hotline" onSubmit="return formValidation(this);">';
?>

Also, when using the single-quote syntax for php strings you do not have to escape the embedded html double-quotes.

Also, the onsubmit function call needs a javascript statement terminator ';'

laserlight

you're placing text/html in the middle of a PHP code portion... at least echo the text/html.

anthill

even then shouldn't it be:

 

echo "<FORM ACTION=\"PDC_Hotline_Submitted.php?useripaddy=".$user_ip_addy."&dateopened=".$date_opened."\" METHOD=\"POST\" NAME=\"PDC_Hotline\" onSubmit=\"return formValidation(this);\">";

Roger_Ramjet

No. Using single or double quote syntax for php strings is a free choice. Just be consistent and correct in your syntax whichever you choose.

Now, I take the pragmatic approach: XHTML requires that all tag attributes use double quotes so I use single quotes in PHP. SQL, on the other hand uses single quotes so I use the double quote syntax for my query strings. It seems so obvious to me that I do not understand why everyone does not do this. Each to their own.🆒

anthill

I see.

Everyone has their little quirks 😉

Roger_Ramjet

I don't see why you call it a quirk, especially as you were using the single quoted form in your original post. I just mentioned that the \" escape was therefore not needed - save some keystrokes why don't you.

anthill

eh? I never used single quote. I always use double quotes. Are you getting me confused with DKY? Either way I think DKY has a solution to his question.

Ant

DKY

so, let me get this straight Roger. instead of using \" all the time, I can just use ' ?

Roger_Ramjet

No.

If you use single quotes in PHP for your HTML strings, then you do not have to escape the double quotes used WITHIN that html.

If you use double quotes in PHP for the string, then the only way to prevent PHP from seeing an HTML double quote as the end of the string is to escape it with \


$string = '<html><tag name="name">';

// if you wrote                        

$string = "<html><tag name="name">";
// then php would see the end of the string like this
$string = "<html><tag name="  // end of string

// so you have to escape the " to get php to ignore it
$string = "<html><tag name=\"name\">";

DKY

ahh, okay. Thanks