Warning & Parse error

[cff_webmaster]

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' in /home/www/charlestonfreakfinder.com/modules/friendfinder/index.php on line 93

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /home/www/charlestonfreakfinder.com/modules/friendfinder/index.php on line 93

These are the errors I'm getting on my index page. Here is line 93:

<tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td>

This is just an unimportant line in the middle of an echo statement. Here is the whole statement:

echo"<table width=450 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 align=center>
  <tr><td colspan=2><p align=center>"._TEXTINDEX."</p> </td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan=2><hr> </td></tr>
  <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href=add.php>"._TEXTINDEXADD."</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href=search.php>"._TEXTINDEXSEARCH."</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td height=2 colspan=2><hr></td></tr>
</table>";

I'm kinda new to PHP. I normally write in ASP, ASP.net, and VB. I have the coder logic so if anyone can explain this to me I would be very thankful.

[bradgrafelman]

Eh, since you're new to PHP, I'll give you a brief explanation of PHP's error system. When it tells you that you have an error on Line xx, it's actually saying "After executing Line xx, I discovered that you have an Error somewhere in your script."

This means that the error may not ACTUALLY be contained in Line xx, but that Line xx finally clued the interpreter in on the error 😉

To make a long story short; when you post erraneous code, make sure you post approximately 3-5 lines before and after the line # PHP gives you.

[cff_webmaster]

would you like to see all the code? I can email it to you...

[bradgrafelman]

Better yet, let the entire community see the entire code!

Don't post it's contents though; that would stretch the page too much. Instead, when you post a reply, attach the .PHP script as a .txt file (rename to myscript.php.txt or something similar) and upload the script that way.

[cff_webmaster]

Ok, this is a xoops portal I'm modifying to do what I need it to do.

[bradgrafelman]

Interseting. Is this the index.php file that you uploaded?

I can't seem to find an obvious error...

[cff_webmaster]

Yeah, I couldn't find those errors either...so I'm not crazy.....anything else I can try?

[bradgrafelman]

That echo that starts on line 90... let's try changing it.

Change this:

echo"<table width=450 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 align=center>
  <tr><td colspan=2><p align=center>"._TEXTINDEX."</p> </td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan=2><hr> </td></tr>
  <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href=add.php>"._TEXTINDEXADD."</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td width=20>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href=search.php>"._TEXTINDEXSEARCH."</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td height=2 colspan=2><hr></td></tr>
</table>";

to this:

echo 'debug test<br>';

[cff_webmaster]

I got the same Parse error. Debugging is so much easier in ASP....lol....Whats next?

[bradgrafelman]

Let's work our way up...

after line 86:

}else{

add this:

die('checkpoint reached');

Also; we're going to steadily work our way up through the script. This would go a lot faster if you had an IM service, such as AIM, YIM, MSN, etc. that we could chat back and forth on. Do you?

[cff_webmaster]

I IMed you on YIM, but got no reply.

smooth_talkr29483

[cff_webmaster]

this is the error I got now:

Fatal error: fatal flex scanner internal error--end of buffer missed in /home/tommy/www/charlestonfreakfinder.com/modules/friendfinder/index.php on line 93

[bradgrafelman]

Sorry, I'm having trouble getting YIM to work. Do you have AIM instead?

Also, that error... I've never heard of it before. Google'ing it points to FastCGI compatibility at first glance. Not quite sure, though. You're puzzling me here! 🙁