Strange error i can not get rid of!!

peppino

i am getting this error on my page and cant not figure it out

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/wwwpopw/public_html/ivite/checkuser.php on line 1

please try to help me out, this is really pissing me off. your help is much appreciated!!!

--here is the checkuser php code

<?PHP
include "config.php";
// Conver to simple variables
$userName = $POST['userName'];
$password = $POST['password'];
if((!$userName) || (!$password)){
echo "Please enter ALL of the information! <br />";
include "$incdir/loginform.php";
include "$incdir/footer.php";
exit();
}
// Convert password to md5 hash
$password = md5($password);
// check if the user info validates the db
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE userName='$userName' AND password='$password' AND activated='1'");
$login_check = mysql_num_rows($sql);
if($login_check > 0){
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql)){
foreach( $row AS $key => $val ){
$$key = stripslashes( $val );
}
// Register some session variables!
session_register('suserName');
$SESSION['suserName'] = $userName;
session_register('sfirstName');
$SESSION['sfirstName'] = $firstName;
session_register('slastName');
$SESSION['slastName'] = $lastName;
session_register('semailAddress');
$SESSION['semailAddress'] = $emailAddress;
session_register('loggedIn');
$SESSION['loggedIn'] = 1;
session_register('suserId');
$SESSION['suserId'] = $userId;
mysql_query("UPDATE users SET lastLogin=now() WHERE userId='$userId'");
header("Location: home.php");
}
} else {
include "header.php";
echo "You could not be logged in! Either the username and password do not match or you have not validated your membership!<br />
Please try again!<br />";
include "$incdir/loginform.php";
include "$incdir/footer.php";
exit();
}
?>

--end check user code

--------------------------------------
--here is the config.php code

<?
/ Database Information - Required!! /
/ -- Configure the Variables Below --/
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbusername = 'name';
$dbpasswd = 'pw';
$database_name = 'name';

//Admins username
$adminusername ="ivite";

//install directory
$installdir = "http://www.domain.com/ivite";
//DO NOT INCLUDE A TRAILING SLASH

//Footer Message
$footermessage = "iVite 2004";

//Site Name
$sitename = "Ivite";

//PayPal email address
$paypalemail ="glen@coakley-baker.com";

//Name which user registration emails will be from
$emailfromname = "Ivite Admin";
$emailfromemail = "glen@coakley-baker.com";

//table colors
$headercolor = "#333333";
$headertext = "#eeeeee";
$color1 = "#eeeeee";
$color2 = "#cccccc";

$incdir = "/var/www/html/ivite/inc";

//Subject line of email that gets sent to users telling them they have been invited to an event
//The events Host's Name will be placed before your custom subject line
//EXAMPLE: $sentIviteSubject = "bla blab bla has sent you an Ivite";
$sentIviteSubject = "has sent you an Ivite";
//DO NOT INCLUDE ANY QUOTATION MARKS!!

//Message sent to users telling them they have been invited to an event
//This is a sort of generic message. You will have the ability to add a custom message when you create the iVite itself
$sentIviteMessage = "You have been invited to ".$_POST['eventTitle'].".\n\n";
//DO NOT INCLUDE ANY QUOTATION MARKS!!

/ Database Stuff, do not modify below this line /
$connection = mysql_pconnect("$dbhost","$dbusername","$dbpasswd")
or die ("Couldn't connect to server.");

$db = mysql_select_db("$database_name", $connection)
or die("Couldn't select database.");

?>

--end config code

---------------------------------
--header.php code

<?PHP
session_start();
header("Cache-control: private");
$admincheck = $SESSION['suserName'];
if(!$SESSION['loggedIn'])
{
header("Location: login.php");
exit();
}
include "config.php";
include "$incdir/functions.php";
$navSelect = basename ($PHP_SELF, ".php");
?>
<html>
<head>
<title><?PHP echo "$sitename"; ?></title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
<script language="JavaScript">
function openAWindow( pageToLoad, winName, width, height, center) {
xposition=0; yposition=0;
if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 ) && (center)){
xposition = (screen.width - width) / 2;
yposition = (screen.height - height) / 2;
}
args = "width=" + width + ","
+ "height=" + height + ","
+ "location=0,"
+ "menubar=0,"
+ "resizable=0,"
+ "scrollbars=1,"
+ "status=0,"
+ "titlebar=0,"
+ "toolbar=0,"
+ "hotkeys=0,"
+ "screenx=" + xposition + "," //NN Only
+ "screeny=" + yposition + "," //NN Only
+ "left=" + xposition + "," //IE Only
+ "top=" + yposition; //IE Only
window.open( pageToLoad,winName,args );
}
</script>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</script>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">

</script>
</head>
<?PHP
if( $admincheck != $adminusername )
{
echo"<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" onLoad=\"MM_preloadImages('images/home-Active.jpg','images/myIvites-Active.jpg','images/myaccount-Active.jpg','images/logout-Active.jpg'),MM_swapImage('$navSelect','','images/$navSelect-Active.jpg',1),placeFocus()\">";
}else{
echo"<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" onLoad=\"MM_preloadImages('images/home-Active.jpg','images/ivites-Active.jpg','images/addivites-Active.jpg','images/users-Active.jpg','images/myaccount-Active.jpg','images/settings-Active.jpg','images/logout-Active.jpg'),MM_swapImage('$navSelect','','images/$navSelect-Active.jpg',1),placeFocus()\">";
}
?>
<table width="680" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/logo.jpg" hspace="0" vspace="5"></td>
</tr>
</table><br>
<?PHP
if( $admincheck != $adminusername )
{
include "$incdir/usermenu.php";
}
else
{
include "$incdir/adminmenu.php";
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#848484">
<tr>
<td align="left"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<tr>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><img src="images/nav-fade.jpg" width="688" height="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><br>
<table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#000000">
<table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<tr>
<td align="left">

---------------------------------

---end header.php code

Weedpacket

Nope; I don't get any parse errors. Are you sure the files you're serving is the same copies as the ones you copied-and-pasted here?

bpat1434

Okay, so here's what I see:

-- You don't indent code
-- You don't specify what language (<? vs. <?php)

I personally would not include files via:
include "file.php"

I always include files like so:
include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/path/to/file.php");

That way I KNOW that I'm using the document root, and that the file will be found.

It's something with your include statement. It's interesting that it's happening on line 1. Normally it would be something like line 10 and the problem is line 1.

Anyway, have you tried using:
include("config.php");
include($incdir."/file.php");
?

Also, what happens when you comment out the include (other than breaking your page)?

~Brett

Weedpacket

Except that line 1 would be the <?PHP, unless there are empty lines before it, and one of those would be line 1. Sure it's <?php and not <? php (although that would make a different error message)?