Colour coding php snippets using highlight_string

[jami3]

I am trying to write a basic guide on MySQL but im having a bit of a problem highlighting my code this is what i am using

<?php highlight_string ("<?php
####################
#Tutorial by Jami3.co.uk#
#################### 
define ('DB_USER', 'username');
define ('DB_PASSWORD', 'username');
define ('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); #This will most likley be localhost if you know otherwise please change this to your settings
define ('DB_NAME', 'database name');
$dbc = @mysql_connect (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD) OR die ('Could not connect to MySQL: ' . mysql_error() ); @mysql_select_db (DB_NAME) OR die (' Could not select the database: ' . mysql_error() ); ?> ")?>

But i get the following output

<?php
####################
#Tutorial by Jami3.co.uk#
####################
define ('DB_USER', 'username');
define ('DB_PASSWORD', 'username');
define ('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); #This will most likley be localhost if you know otherwise please change this to your settings
define ('DB_NAME', 'database name');
= @mysql_connect (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD) OR die ('Could not connect to MySQL: ' . mysql_error() ); @mysql_select_db (DB_NAME) OR die (' Could not select the database: ' . mysql_error() ); ?>

instead of

<?php
####################
#Tutorial by Jami3.co.uk#
####################
define ('DB_USER', 'username');
define ('DB_PASSWORD', 'username');
define ('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); #This will most likley be localhost if you know otherwise please change this to your settings
define ('DB_NAME', 'database name');
$dbc = @mysql_connect (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD) OR die ('Could not connect to MySQL: ' . mysql_error() ); @mysql_select_db (DB_NAME) OR die (' Could not select the database: ' . mysql_error() ); ?>

It is removing the $dbc for some reason

any advice?
what exactley is causing it and are there any easy alternatives?
See it in a action at http://www.jami3.co.uk/tutorial.php?MySQL_connect

Thanks
Jamie
Merry Xmas

[rincewind456]

If you check the manual you'll see that there is an optional second parameter, it looks like whats happening is that the $dbc is being taken as that option, use an escape character and it works fine ie \$dbc

BTW you have username for user and password in your example.

[jami3]

Ahh Ill try that now i dident think of useing escape. Actually to tell you the truth i dident know i could use it in this curcumstance 😛.
Ah better change that as well, thanks for pointing it out 🙂 i just coppied and pasted the first define you see for got to change :/
Thanks a bunch
Jamie