[RESOLVED] Can't figure out problem with PHP

AllTeam

So I decided to make myself a testing server. I read over several tutorials and followed them the best one to every dotted I. However I am having problems.

First problem is on several of my pages, many of them DB driven I get this error:
"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in D:\Web\wamp\www\RL\dz\archive1\peps.php on line 214"

However, while I would attribute this to some sort of messed up coding, I know for a fact that my host has a copy of this file and it works fine.

The next problem is that I have an include file called "session.php" where it gets called as such "include("include\session.php");" at the beginning of the file (before the <html> and <head> tags). It is including the file, but it just prints out the file after a certain point (line 46 after a "->"). At that point there is a line called $this->time = $ttimetestTot; and on the page that is including this file, it displays everything after the "->". Another example of something that works on my hosting server but not on my own set up.

I did a phpinfo shot on both my hosting server and the testing one I am setting up myself and they have the same version and what looks to be the same settings.

Does anyone have any idea? Thank you

bradgrafelman

Before we diagnose either problem, can you do us a favor? Search all PHP files that you're using right now for short tags, i.e. "<?" instead of "<?php".

If you find them, change them to the full "<?php" tag, then try running these scripts again.

AllTeam

yes, they are all "<?php" and closed with "?>"

bradgrafelman

In that case, you'll have to start showing us some of these files... perhaps attached in .txt format. Don't forget to remove sensitive information from them before posting.

AllTeam

could you answer the question first of why would one setup work fine and other not work? though I am working on getting code.

bradgrafelman

Well, if you're positive that there are no short-tags (which are optionally enabled - no guarantee that they will work on different servers; 'tis one of a few reasons why they are deprecated), then... I'm not quite sure. That's why I'd prefer a closer examination to try and narrow down the problem. :p

AllTeam

checkout attached I guess. But keep in mind they work on the other set up.

bradgrafelman

AllTeam wrote:
yes, they are all "<?php" and closed with "?>"

Really? In peps.php, I found 7 occurences of "<?" instead of "<?php". I'd first try changing these to "<?php".

Same with session.php - change the initial tag to the full "<?php".

EDIT: Also, be careful when using backslashes in file paths and double quotes; a path of "includes\new.php" won't work, because "\n" is the sequence for a new line. For this reason, I always use forward slashes. Alternatives include escaping the backslash (so all of your paths look like "includes\new.php") or using single quotes as your string delimiter.

AllTeam

I was going off the code I wrote. This is what I get for borrowing someone else's work huh? You were right. I always do <?php but i never noticed the other code.

Thanks again, sorry for the confusion but i really appreciate the help.