[RESOLVED] Trying to make a simple POST form, but keep getting Parsing Error: syntax error...

DarkRedMage

So I keep getting this error when I submit the information:

Parsing Error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING

This is the code:

<html>
<head>
<?php
$guild = "Soul Society";
$real = "$_POST['real']";
$char = "$_POST['char']";
?>
<title><?php echo "Welcome to $guild";?></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000" text="FF0000">
<?php print "<center><h1>Welcome to the $guild Website 
<p>We are a World of Warcraft guild on the Proudmoore Realm.</p></h1></center>";
?>
<br>
<br>
<center>
Welcome, <?php echo"$real"; ?>!<br />
You Play, <?php echo"$char"; ?> as your primary character.
</center>
</body>
</html>

Any idea as to what I am doing wrong? Help, Please. I have a PHP book, but its not really helping me a whole lot on this error I keep getting. If you need to see the code from the first page, I am more than willing to PM you a copy of the code.

Thanks for any help that I can get!

Houdini

The problem is that the $POST variables are not being passed to your program
where do
$POST['real']
$_POST['char']
come from, there has to be a form that has an method of POST with values of real and char set by the form as defined by the name of the input. Do you have code for the form?

Drakla

Change to:

<html>
<head>
<?php
$guild = "Soul Society";
$real = $_POST['real'];
$char = $_POST['char'];
?>
<title><?php echo "Welcome to $guild";?></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000" text="FF0000">
<?php print "<center><h1>Welcome to the $guild Website
<p>We are a World of Warcraft guild on the Proudmoore Realm.</p></h1></center>";
?>
<br>
<br>
<center>
Welcome, <?php echo $real; ?>!<br />
You Play, <?php echo $char; ?> as your primary character.
</center>
</body>
</html>

DarkRedMage

Houdini wrote:
The problem is that the $POST variables are not being passed to your program
where do
$POST['real']
$_POST['char']
come from, there has to be a form that has an method of POST with values of real and char set by the form as defined by the name of the input. Do you have code for the form?

Here is the HTML code for the form:

<form action="welcome.php" method="post">
Enter Your Name:<br /> <input type="text" name="real" /><br />
<br />
Enter Your Primary Character's Name:<br /> <input type="text" name="char" /><br />
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit Information" />
</form>

Houdini

I let it slip by Drakla showed the proper code you had your $_POST vars quoted and the others as well. It runs fine with H1 red text centered and black background then in normal type your variables are centered.

MrPotatoes

its silly things like this that always seem to get me. not really logical but wierd syntax when i'm writing. just out of the blue i change something and then i'm lik e'whoops'. lol

DarkRedMage

Thanks for the help, the code now works properly!

This was a major help, Thanks Drakla & Houdini.