Unexpected T_New in PHP4

[meera_kris]

The code that was working in PHP3 is not working anymore in PHP4.

When we create an object for the class log_c, like this
$log = new log_c;

we get PArse error.

Please help

[NogDog]

The error is probably somewhere in the preceding code. Most likely the error message is just indicating the point where the parser realizes something is wrong.

[meera_kris]

Thanks for the response, am not able to figure out the issue, the line marked in red throws error. Please respond ASAP.

$CLASSES = "$BASE_DIR/classes";

   include("$CLASSES/log_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/db_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/query_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/login_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/poll_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/portfolio_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/fund_c.php3");
   include("$CLASSES/type_c.php3");

   include("$UTILITIES/db_access.php3");
   include("$UTILITIES/display.php3");
   include("$UTILITIES/data_test.php3");

   $log = new log_c;
   $log->init();

[NogDog]

Most likely the error is in the data_test.php3 file which is included just before the line where the error is appearing. Give it a check to see if there is a missing semi-colon in its last command, or similar sort of omission.

[meera_kris]

The PHP end tag '?>' was missing. I put that but still getting the same error.
Also, the same code is working in PHP3 and not in PHP4.

Thanks for the quick turn around

[meera_kris]

The error I get is "Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_NEW in D:\HTTP\Sites\Livesite3\classes\db_c.php3 on line 12"
and this is the db_c code
<?
/ db_c handles connections to the database /
class db_c {
var $dbName = "hfn";
var $dbPassword = "xxxx";
var $dbHost = "hyd-hfnstage";
var $dbAccount = "sa";
var $dbHandle = -1;

var $log = new log_c();

function init($newLog) {
$this->log = $newLog;

  /* connect to the database server */
  $this->dbHandle = mssql_connect($this->dbHost, $this->dbAccount, 
                                  $this->dbPassword);
  if ($this->dbHandle < 0) {
     $log->write("mssql_connect failed");
     return;
  }
  $this->log->write("mssql_connect successful");

  /* select the database */
  if (mssql_select_db($this->dbName, $this->dbHandle) != true) {
     $this->log->write("mssql_select_db($this->dbName, $this->dbHandle) failed");
     $this->dbHandle = -1;
     return;
  }
  $this->log->write("mssql_select_db($this->dbName) successful");

}

};

[NogDog]

When declaring class variables, "The default value must be a constant expression, not (for example) a variable, a class member or a function call," (from www.php.net/class ).

Therefore, it needs to be something like:

class db_c {
  var $dbName = "hfn";
  var $dbPassword = "xxxx";
  var $dbHost = "hyd-hfnstage";
  var $dbAccount = "sa";
  var $dbHandle = -1;

  var $log;     // just declare it, don't assign anything to it  <----<<

  function db_c() {
    $this->log = new log_c();  // assign object in constructor method  <----<<
}

  function init($newLog) {
  // rest of class . . .