[RESOLVED] Confusing Fatal Error

edwardp

I am getting the following error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class mileageclaim in d:\webserverdocs\webapps\expenses\inc\MileageClaim.class.php on line 3

However...i am not declaring mileageclaim in MileageClaim.class.php. I am declaring it on another page (expenses.php). Also the line where the class is 'included' isnt on line 3 but line 7.

If i remove the include, the script works (but lose any css....dont know why)

I have uploaded my scripts as a txt file

that should be enuff code. Dont know why i get this problem

jpmoriarty

well you've declared it in both of the files that you attached to that post - both claims.class and milageclaim.class. And as you include both of them in your expenses file, it's trying to declare it twice, hence your error.

expenses includes Claims.class.php on line 6, declares the milageclaim class
expenses then includes MileageClaim.class.php on line 7
in line 3 of MileageClaim.class.php, attempts to redeclare milageclaim class
has already declared that class, so gives you an error, in the file milageclaim.class.php, on line 3, as you should expect

laserlight

err... both Claims.class.php and MileageClaim.class.php declare a class named MileageClaim, and both PHP scripts are included in expenses.php

jpmoriarty

in fact the Claims.class.php and MileageClaim.class.php as you've posted them are exactly the same file...

jpmoriarty

oh and while we're here, I think you mean "leaving", rather than "laving" in your sig...

Weedpacket

jpmoriarty wrote:
oh and while we're here, I think you mean "leaving", rather than "laving" in your sig...

Good point. It could be either, but they would mean different things.

edwardp

Thanks very much