Beginner needs Help with php code

[rubenm]

Hello everyone 🙂 . I am a beginner, and Im just trying to retrieve some data from a MySQL database. I keep getting the same error, and don't really know where the error is.

Here is the error I keep getting:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /homepages/34/d155877179/htdocs/lunchmenuframe.php on line 22

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

<?php
@ $db = new mysqli('db341.perfora.net ', 'dbo160310543', 'Bc7c9qVc' 'db160359374');

if(mysqli_connect)errno())
{
echo 'Error: Could not connect to database. Please try again later.';
exit;
}

$query = "select * from lunchmenu";
$result = $db->query($query);

$num_results = $result->num_rows;

for ($i=0; $i <$num_results; $i++)
{
$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
echo '<p><strong>'($row['item'])'</strong>';
echo '<br /><center>'($row['description']);
echo '<br /><center>'($row['price']);
echo '</p>';
}

$result->free();
$db->close();
?>

[laserlight]

You have syntax errors on line 2, line 4, and lines 18-20. All except line 4 are problems with strings. The line 4 problem is just a typo error.

[Nibinaear]

I wouldn't do code like this:

 
 echo '<p><strong>'($row['item'])'</strong>';

Php might not see the variables. Try this instead:

 echo "<p><strong>".$row['item']."</strong></p>";

Get this sorted out for a start:

if(mysqli_connect)errno())

Notice how you've opened round brackets and then closed them again too soon, I don't usually use the object oriented style but I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be like this.

Missing a comma here:

@ $db = new mysqli('db341.perfora.net ', 'dbo160310543', 'Bc7c9qVc' 'db160359374');