New & need help please

[cg102]

Hi i am new and new to php.

Firstly i am trying to install a gaming script. I am trying to set up the mysql info and placing it into the script. when i try to run the installer, i get this message:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ')' in /home/christ00/domains/christian-fsh.co.uk/public_html/games-room/mysql.php on line 14

Any ideas why? this is also the code from the file:

<?php
//---------------------------------\\
//     TEAM STN STRIKES AGAIN       \\
//  NuLlEd By MaGiC e (TeAm StN)     \\
//------------------------------------\\


class mysql {

var $link;
var $querycount=0;
var $querylist='';

[COLOR="Navy"]function connect($localhost, $christ00_game, $chappell, $christ00_game) {
[/COLOR]	$this->link = mysql_connect($localhost, $christ00_game, $chappell) or die("Could not connect.");
	mysql_select_db($db) or die("Could not find database.");
}

function query($query) {
	if (!($result = mysql_query($query))) {
		ob_end_clean();
		die("SQL Error: ".mysql_error()."<br />Query: $query<br />");
	}

	$this->querycount++;
	$this->querylist.="<br />$query";
	return $result;
}

function result($result, $row, $name) {
	return mysql_result($result, $row, $name);
}

function numrows($result) {
	$numrows = mysql_num_rows($result);
	return $numrows;
}

function affectedrows() {
	return mysql_affected_rows($this->link);
}


}

?>

Also wot php development software do people recconmend for beginners and is there an online course in it. i know html but not php.

Regards

Steve

[bradgrafelman]

When posting PHP code, please use the board's [PHP][/PHP] bbcode tags - they make the code much, much easier to read (as well as aiding the diagnosis of syntax errors). You should edit your post now and add these bbcode tags to help others in reading/analyzing your code.

Also, it makes it easy for us when you indicate which line the error message refers to (helps us see it immediately, and sometimes you won't always be showing us the entire script so there'd be no way for us to tell which is "line 14", etc.).

[phpseeker]

function connect($localhost, $christ00_game, $chappell, $christ00_game)

There'are two same parameters in the parameter list($christ00_game), can you try to use a different one?

[cg102]

I tried highlighting line 14 but didnt work. You can see though where it says [colour][/clour].

Thanks for the advice so far.

[cg102]

Can no one help at all?

[laserlight]

I think phpseeker has pointed out a possible source of your problem.

[cg102]

sorry i dont mean to sound thick but what do u mean by parameter, i am totally new to this.

[laserlight]

You might want to read the PHP Manual on functions. Parameters are the placeholder variables by which you can pass arguments to the function.