Unexplained Parse Error

SixSence2k3

I keep getting the following error for the code below "Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /home/sixsenc/public_html/rsdls/includes/test.php on line 22" :

<?php

// Print Main Links

global $linksection;
include ("connect.php");

if ($linksection=="main")
{
print <<<END
 
<a href="index.php">Main</a> 
<a href="index.php?s=signup">Signup</a> 
<a href="index.php?s=browse">Browse Downloads</a> 
<a href="index.php?s=search">Search</a> 
<a href="index.php?s=staff">Staff</a> 
END;
}

It makes absolutely no sense... Can someone please explain this to me.

SixSence2k3

Ok, well i fixed it... but it doesnt make any sense... I use whitespace to make my code easier to read and go through, and that shouldnt affect anything. But apparently when using the print <<<END END; u cant tab the print <<<END over, it has to be at the far left... Why is this, and is there something better I can use. I dont like using the print (""); because it's harder when i need to type out a lot of multilined html code with quotes and everything.

SixSence2k3

Can somebody help !?

Roger_Ramjet

From the manual

" The closing identifier must begin in the first column of the line. "

Now I never use it, or print. I find that echo works just fine for me with multiple lines


$str = 'including embedded variables';

echo '<html>
         <head>
         </head>
         <body>
         and lots more lines of html<br />'
         . $str . ' that I concatenate into the text<br />
        and it keeps on working until I close the single quotes
        and use the statement terminator ;
        as you can see';