[RESOLVED] Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INC in ...Pl help...urgent!

[pradee]

😕 Hi!

Error msg:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INC in D:\websites\Forces Travel\admin\add_holidays.php on line 76

I'm new to php. I get this error message, but the program runs when i refresh the page & data gets inserted into the db perfectly.

It initially gave error in the following code (for loop..), but when i moved the code elsewhere, and when there's no code in line number 76, still it gives the same error, at same line, i don't understand this. Please help...

Code:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM discount_types ORDER BY type";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
$num_rec=mysql_numrows($result);
$new_rate = array();

for ($i = 0, $num = $num_rec; $i < $num; $i++)
           {
    if ($rate_array[$i]!= "")
   {
           $new_rate[] = $rate_array[$i]; 
   }
}

(Please note that $rate_array is defined earlier in the code)

Thanks & regards,

Pradee.

[nemonoman]

NOT:
for ($i = 0, $num = $num_rec; $i < $num; $i++)

TRY
$num = $num_rec;
for ($i = 0;$i < $num; $i++)

[toplay]

nemonoman, that is a valid way of initializing variables inside a for loop. So, that's not the problem.

There's no syntax problem with the code posted.

Parse Errors are caused by human error. Check on the line of the error, but usually one to many lines before it, for missing closing tags (i.e. ", ), }, ;, etc.).

Here's a list of what those PHP tokens seen in error messages mean:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/tokens.php#tokens

[raspberryh]

Hey, just curious - have you fixed the error yet?

[pradee]

Hi! there,

Thanks a lot for all your replies. I appreciate them all.

Well, thanks 'toplay', for the advice & the links you have given me. I'll go through the whole coding to see if there's anything missing.

Thanks & regards,

Pradee.

[Weedpacket]

It's whining about a ++ it didn't expect. Now, parse errors don't go away if you just refresh the page, and if it has the same complaint about the same line every time, then what that suggests to me is that the file you're trying to fix is not the one with the error. You haven't got an old copy you're linking to by mistake, perhaps?

[pradee]

hi!

Thanks again for all who replied.

I went through the link 'toplay' has sent. Thanks to u, now i understand what 'parse errors' are. I went through my coding, but still it's difficult for me to figure out anything missing, could be due to my lack of experience.

I also changed my for loop as 'nemonoman' suggested, even though it's correct, there's no need to have another variable $num, thanks.

 $sql = "SELECT * FROM discount_types ORDER BY type";
 $result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
 $num_rec=mysql_numrows($result);
 $new_rate = array(); 

  for ($i = 0; $i< $num_rec; $i++)
 {
      if ($rate_array[$i] != "")
     {
        $new_rate[] = $rate_array[$i]; 
     }
  }

Thanks 'weedpacket' for letting me know what the error message describes. No i am not referring to any other file from here. Therefore, the error has to be in this.

After removing test variables, etc. and slightly modifying the code, now i get this error message when i run it in Internet Explorer, but it goes when i refresh as usual, but in Mozilla Firefox, no such error, it runs perfectly! How come?

New error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INC, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in D:\websites\Forces Travel\admin\add_holidays.php on line 75

thanks & regards,

Pradee

[Weedpacket]

But the same script can't have a parse error one time and not another. That would be like having a window that's broken when you look through it in one direction but not when you look through it in the other.

A script with a parse error is broken and just won't run. PHP doesn't even attempt to run it if it has a parse error. I can think of only two ways to get that effect where it runs some times and not others. One would be if you were running a script that writes the add_holidays.php file in full and then running that file - and is sometimes writing a broken file. The other (probably more likely) is if it is including a file based on some condition and the included file is broken.

[toplay]

pradee, the code shown doesn't have 75 lines. Since you're not showing us the whole code, we can't help as well as we want to. Post the whole first 80 lines.

Look in your add_holidays.php script and see if you see anything maybe like 'i++;' without a dollar sign in front (it should be $i++😉. It's just an example, but the parse error is saying that it came across ++ without finding a variable name or a dollar sign first.

Make sure you're using an editor that's not putting in invisible characters that could cause parse errors. I've seen this happen a lot to people. Use notepad for instance instead of Word. What editor are you using?

Good luck.

[pradee]

Hi!

Thank you 'toplay' and 'Weedpacket' for your replies.

'Weedpacket', thanks for explaining it all. I include "dbconfig.php" which i checked and is used elsewhere too & is working with no error. Same goes with "index.php".

Well, 'toplay', thanks for your advices & the links again. I use EditPlus & Deramweaver MX as editors. Sorry, i didn't send the whole code, thought it's too much to ask someone to go through it all, thanks.

Here's the first 80 lines of add_holidays.php. (I didn't change anything. Even the testing lines are included and commented. Please forgive me if the coding is a mess.)

<?php
session_start();
if(!isset($_SESSION['user']))
{
header("Location: index.php");
}
include("dbconfig.php");
$conn = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pWord, $dbName) or die("Connection failed..."); 
mysql_select_db($dbName, $conn) or die("Error...selecting database");

if ($_POST['Submit'] == 'Submit')
{ 
	$error_msg ="";
	$type_array= array();
	$rate_array= array();

if ($_POST['select_types'] != ""){
	foreach ($_POST['select_types'] as $key=> $value)
	{
		$type =  $_POST['select_types'][$key];
		$type_array[]=$type;
	}
}
if ($_POST['rate'] != ""){
	foreach ($_POST['rate'] as $key=> $value)
	{
		$rate =  $_POST['rate'][$key];
		$rate_array[]=$rate;
	} 
} 

/*	for ($i = 0; $i < count($type_array); $i++) {
		$arr_type=$type_array[$i];
		print "Type= ".$arr_type."<br>";
	} 
	for ($i = 0;  $i < count($rate_array); $i++) {
		$arr_rate=$rate_array[$i];
		print "Rate= ".$rate_array[$i]."<br>";
	} */

//	die();
	$package_id = addslashes($_POST['package_name']);
	$park_id = addslashes($_POST['park_name']);
	$villa_id = addslashes($_POST["villa_name"]);
	$sdate = addslashes($_POST["datBegin"]);
	$edate = addslashes($_POST["dateEnd"]);
	$cost = addslashes($_POST["cost"]); 	
	$holi_name = addslashes($_POST["holi_name"]); 

$sql = "SELECT * FROM holidays WHERE villa_id = '$villa_id' AND park_id = '$park_id' AND package_id = '$package_id' AND start_dt = '$sdate'";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
$num=mysql_numrows($result);

if ($num == 0)
{
	$sql = "INSERT INTO holidays(start_dt, end_dt, villa_id, amount, holiday_name, park_id, package_id) values('$sdate', '$edate', '$villa_id','$cost', '$holi_name', '$park_id', '$package_id')";
	//print $sql."<br>";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");

	$sql = "SELECT id FROM holidays WHERE villa_id = '$villa_id' AND park_id = '$park_id' AND package_id = '$package_id' AND start_dt = '$sdate'";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
	$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
	$new_id = $row[0];
	//print "id ".$new_id."<br>";
	//--------
	$sql = "SELECT * FROM discount_types ORDER BY type";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
	$num_rec=mysql_numrows($result);
	$new_rate = array();

	for ($i = 0; $i< $num_rec; $i++)
    {
		if ($rate_array[$i] != "")
		{
			$new_rate[] = $rate_array[$i]; 
		}
	}
	//----Test print----

[U]dbconfig.php[/U]

<?php
//$host = "sqlserver";
$host = "192.168.101.7";
$user = "root";
$pWord = "";
$dbName = "mydbname";
?>

Have a lovely day!

Thanks & regards,

Pradee.

[Weedpacket]

Apart from the } characters which are presumably lower down, there are no parse errors in what you posted.
(Incidentally, in future, try and remember to put your PHP code between &#91;php]..[/code] tags as I have done for you in this case. Then it wouldn't be as much of a mess.)

[pradee]

hi! 'Weedpacket',

Thanks a lot for your reply. Thanks for taking the trouble to go through my code & finding out the mistakes. I'll take your advice & write my php code in between 'php' tags, in future.

Thanks & regards,

Pradee.

[pradee]

🙂 hi!

I thank each one of you, who has taken the trouble to reply me, specially 'toplay' and 'Weedpacket', who continued helping me. I have learned a lot from you through this.

Well, the problem is solved, but i don't know how and i am sure this would sound weird. I went on working with the file, ignoring the error and suddenly i realised the error was not there any more, hope it won't come again. However, i thought i would post 1st 80 odd lines of code, if anyone's interested.

(Please note that the 2 closing } tags are there further down)

Code:

<?php
session_start();
if(!isset($_SESSION['user']))
{
	//header("Location: http://www.forcestravel.com/index.php");
	header("Location: index.php");
}
include("dbconfig.php");
$conn = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pWord, $dbName) or die("Connection failed..."); 
mysql_select_db($dbName, $conn) or die("Error...selecting database");

if ($_POST['Submit'] == 'Submit')
{ 
	$error_msg ="";
	$type_array= array();
	$rate_array= array();

if ($_POST['select_types'] != ""){
	foreach ($_POST['select_types'] as $key=> $value)
	{
		$type =  $_POST['select_types'][$key];
		$type_array[]=$type;
	}
}
if ($_POST['rate'] != ""){
	foreach ($_POST['rate'] as $key=> $value)
	{
		$rate =  $_POST['rate'][$key];
		$rate_array[]=$rate;
	} 
} 

/*	for ($i = 0; $i < count($type_array); $i++) {
		$arr_type=$type_array[$i];
		print "Type= ".$arr_type."<br>";
	} 
	for ($i = 0;  $i < count($rate_array); $i++) {
		$arr_rate=$rate_array[$i];
		print "Rate= ".$rate_array[$i]."<br>";
	} */

//	die();
	$package_id = $_POST['package_name'];
	$park_id = $_POST['park_name'];
	$villa_id = $_POST["villa_name"];
	$sdate = $_POST["datBegin"];
	$edate = $_POST["datEnd"];
	$cost = $_POST["cost"]; 	
	$holi_name = $_POST["holi_name"]; 

//Test print
print " St Date ".$sdate." End date ".$edate;

$sql = "SELECT * FROM holidays WHERE villa_id = '$villa_id' AND park_id = '$park_id' AND package_id = '$package_id' AND start_dt = '$sdate'";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
$num=mysql_numrows($result);

if ($num == 0)
{
	$sql = "INSERT INTO holidays(start_dt, end_dt, villa_id, amount, holiday_name, park_id, package_id) values('$sdate', '$edate', '$villa_id','$cost', '$holi_name', '$park_id', '$package_id')";
	//print $sql."<br>";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");

	$sql = "SELECT id FROM holidays WHERE villa_id = '$villa_id' AND park_id = '$park_id' AND package_id = '$package_id' AND start_dt = '$sdate'";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
	$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
	$new_id = $row[0];
	//print "id ".$new_id."<br>";
	//--------
	$sql = "SELECT * FROM discount_types ORDER BY type";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn)or die("Invalid query...");
	$num_rec=mysql_numrows($result);
	$new_rate = array();

	for ($i = 0; $i< $num_rec; $i++)
    {
		if ($rate_array[$i] != "")
		{
			$new_rate[] = $rate_array[$i]; 
		}
	}
	//----Test print----
	print "count ".count($new_rate)."<br>";

	for ($i = 0; $i < count($new_rate); $i++) {
	print "New Rate= ".$new_rate[$i]."<br>";
	} 
	//----------------

Have a great day!

Thanks & regards,

Pradee

[pradee]

Well, I have figured out what went wrong here...It kept on happening with some other forms too. It's nothing to do with the code, it's the browser I use in my machine..Internet Explorer. (corrupted i think...) That's why it worked alright in Firefox. When I uploaded it to the client's site, it worked all right...