Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ')'

[Dada78]

Hello

This board has been so good to me I thought I would try it again. I am working on this one bit of code and I am not sure how to merge it with this other bit.

I have this bit of code

 require_once('googlecheckout/gcheckout.php');

and I am trying to place to put it in this one.

if ( ($cart->count_contents() > 0)  && ( basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) && (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING) && ( basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_PAYMENT) && ( basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_CONFIRMATION) ) { $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'center',
                                 'text' => '<strong>- or -</strong><br /><br />$require_once('googlecheckout/gcheckout.php')');;} 

// 

Notice I have inserted it at the end but I keep getting an error stating Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ')' but I am not sure what it means.

Can anyone help me out?

-Thanks

[suntra]

Did you read the error ?

Expecting ')'... so there a problem with parentheses... just look at your code, towards the end, it looks very bizarre !

                                 'text' => '<strong>- or -</strong><br /><br />$require_once('googlecheckout/gcheckout.php')');;} 

Actually, it is a problem with quotes ! I'll let you find out !

[Dada78]

Well that doesn't help me any. I ahve played with a lot of diffrent combinations and I can't figure it out. I have added ) and I remove ) and done the same with '

That's why I am came here to seek help not to have someone to point out that I need to find it...😕

Can anyone help me with this?

-Thanks

[suntra]

Ok, why is the a require_once('...') in a string ? The quotes in that require_once actually confuse the script ! The first one says, "ok, I an ending quote, so everything after me until another quote is reached isn't a string, but PHP code.", then the filename just doesn't make sense outside a string, and then a new quote that will soon end with the next quote !

Also, why 2 ";" ?!

[Dada78]

I am sorry but I am just am amature to php and I don't work with it often. I just know enough to run my e-cart. So please don't demean me like I know what I am doing cause I don't. I have a general understand but I am no coder by any means

Like I said I have tried everything and I don't know what else to do. So can you please stop with the trivial comments and help me. I came here for help, not to get put down for my lack of knowledge.

So can anyone help me with this please?

-Thanks

[NogDog]

These things always seem easier to me if I do a little formatting of the source code:

if( 
   ($cart->count_contents() > 0) && 
   (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) && 
   (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING) && 
   (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_PAYMENT) && 
   (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_CHECKOUT_CONFIRMATION)
) { 
   $info_box_contents[] = array(
      'align' => 'center',
      'text' => '<strong>- or -</strong><br /><br />' .
                $require_once('googlecheckout/gcheckout.php')
   );
}

[Dada78]

Thank you from replying. Unfortunately that didn't work. I am getting this error now.

Call to undefined function: ()

I do see what you did though. you move ' after the <br>' then added the period <br>' . to be able to place the include into the array.

could it be because it is $require_once, should I use a include statement or does that matter any?

I do try to learn something when I come in, not just try to get someone to do it for me. I appreciate the help.

-Thanks

[laserlight]

NogDog just formatted your code. You probably should use require_once() instead of $require_once(). Such use of include/require does look strange to me though. I would more likely load a variable/function from an include file and then use it to help build the array.

[bradgrafelman]

laserlight wrote:

Such use of include/require does look strange to me though.

Indeed - the only way it will work is if the gcheckout.php script [man]return[/man]'s all of the HTML data it contains, which I doubt it does.