unexpected '" error

[kickme21]

I have this error and for the life of me I can't think on how to sort it.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"' in D:\Websights\bobo\modules\Bittorrent\download.php on line 137

$row_id ". $prefix ." _torrent = $row["id"];

and this line I get the same problem

$fn = "$torrent_dir/".$row_id" . $prefix . "_torrent.".torrent";

Any idears on how to fix this.

Thanks

[Installer]

Here's a hint: check for concatenation operators (".").

[kickme21]

I am sorry that doesn't mean anything to me I am only a n00b

[Installer]

"Concatenation" is a programming term meaning "the assembling of two or more strings into a larger string" (my definition; you should look it up). In the line of code in question you are attempting to concatenate three strings: those stored in (represented by) the variables "$row_id", "$prefix", and the constant "_torrent". These sections of the manual should help you understand how to do that:
Strings
String Operators

Having the "." inside quotes makes it a literal part of a string, not an operator, and the quotes serve no purpose anyway.

Assignment ("=") is done right-to-left, so the statement is backward.

Here's the way to do it:

$row['id'] = $row_id . $prefix . _torrent;

BTW, it's common practice to use all-uppercase for constant names. Learning and following common practice makes for easier to read, thus easier to debug and modify, code.

hth

[kickme21]

thank you very much. I now understand what you mean. That has fix it thank you