Parse error: syntax error help

Dada78

I am trying to install this mod on my phpBB forum that adds a Adsense ad after the first post. The mod is a simple 2 code change mod. I keep getting this error though.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/texascam/public_html/forum/viewtopic.php on line 1757

Here is the code it is referring to starting at line 1750

	);
	if($i == $ad_after)
   {
      $row_color = ( !($num % 2) ) ? $theme['td_color1'] : $theme['td_color2'];
      $row_class = ( !($num % 2) ) ? $theme['td_class1'] : $theme['td_class2'];
      $num ++;

  $mini_post_url = append_sid(&quot;viewtopic.$phpEx?&quot; . POST_POST_URL . '=' . $postrow[$i]['post_id']) . '#ad';
  $template->assign_block_vars('postrow', array(
     'ROW_COLOR' => '#' . $row_color,
     'ROW_CLASS' => $row_class,
     'POST_DATE' => $post_date,
     'POST_SUBJECT' => 'Advertisement',
     'MINI_POST_IMG' => $mini_post_img,
     'POSTER_NAME' => 'Advertisement',
   'POSTER_RANK' => 'Advertiser',
     'MESSAGE' => '<div align=&quot;center&quot;>Ad code here</div>',
     'L_MINI_POST_ALT' => $mini_post_alt,
     'U_MINI_POST' => $mini_post_url,
     'U_POST_ID' => 'ad')
  );

I hope someone can please help me.

-Thanks

frikikip

I think you copy paste something wrong.

This piece of code:

"viewtopic.$phpEx?"

needs to be rewritten to this:

"viewtopic.$phpEx?"

I think. But I don't really know anything about phpBB.

Greets,

Marvin.

Dada78

I didn't copy it wrong. After looking at the directions I see that is the way they posted it in the instructions. So the above fixed that one problem but now I am getting

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.' in /home/texascam/public_html/forum/viewtopic.php on line 1757

which is on the same line so here is how it looks now.

if($i == $ad_after)
   {
      $row_color = ( !($num % 2) ) ? $theme['td_color1'] : $theme['td_color2'];
      $row_class = ( !($num % 2) ) ? $theme['td_class1'] : $theme['td_class2'];
      $num ++;

  $mini_post_url = append_sid(viewtopic.$phpEx? . POST_POST_URL . '=' . $postrow[$i]['post_id']) . '#ad';
  $template->assign_block_vars('postrow', array(
     'ROW_COLOR' => '#' . $row_color,
     'ROW_CLASS' => $row_class,
     'POST_DATE' => $post_date,
     'POST_SUBJECT' => 'Advertisement',
     'MINI_POST_IMG' => $mini_post_img,
     'POSTER_NAME' => 'Advertisement',
   'POSTER_RANK' => 'Advertiser',
     'MESSAGE' => '<div align=&quot;center&quot;><script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-8048181801684156";
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = "728x90_as";
google_ad_type = "text_image";
google_ad_channel ="0017356771";
google_color_border = "ECF1EF";
google_color_bg = "ECF1EF";
google_color_link = "56849B";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "56849B";
//--></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></div>',
         'L_MINI_POST_ALT' => $mini_post_alt,
         'U_MINI_POST' => $mini_post_url,
         'U_POST_ID' => 'ad')
      );

Getting closer if someone can please help me. The line in the code above is this one

  $mini_post_url = append_sid(viewtopic.$phpEx? . POST_POST_URL . '=' . $postrow[$i]['post_id']) . '#ad';

-Thanks

cgraz

      $mini_post_url = append_sid('viewtopic.' . $phpEx . '?' . POST_POST_URL . '=' . $postrow[$i]['post_id']) . '#ad';

if $phpEx contains a period, so for example '.php' vs 'php', then remove the . inside the quotes surrounding viewtopic.

bpat1434

Woops... nevermind...

Dada78

Thank You so much guys, thank did it and it works now

-Thanks Again