Parse error

natb93

(Added [ PHP ] tags around code -- NogDog)

Hi, Ive only just started in the world of web design and am having a few problems with a login script.
I am using a php script to connect to my MySQL Database.
I get the following error;
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /homepages/8/d236017605/htdocs/loginphpmake/db_connect.php on line 19

My Script is:

<?php

//require the PEAR::DB classes.

require_once 'DB.php';

$db_engine = 'mysql';
$db_user = 'username';
$db_pass = 'password';
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'database';

$datasource = $db_engine.'://'.
              $db_user.':'.
              $db_pass.'@'.
               $db_host.'/'.
                $db_name;

$db_object = DB::connect($datasource, TRUE);

/* assign database object in $db_object, 

if the connection fails $db_object will contain

the error message. */

// If $db_object contains an error:

// error and exit.

if(DB::isError($db_object)) {
    die($db_object->getMessage());
}

$db_object->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC);

// we write this later on, ignore for now.

include('check_login.php');

?>

I have entered the database name and password, host etc.

Please help!!!

NogDog

I do not get any parse error when I run your code. You might want to try running the DB.php file by itself and see if you get an "unexpected end" error or something similar that would indicate the problem is there.

natb93

😕 I tried running it by itseld but I got the exact same error message 😕

NogDog

If you are saying that you got an error message when running DB.php by itself, then the error is probably in there (or in some file that it includes), so the next step is to look at the code for DB.php. (Look for unbalanced braces (not the same number of "{" as "}"), unbalanced quotes, missing ";" at the end of the last command, etc.

natb93

The file I ran on its own was db_connect.php. I dont have a db.php file
I got the scripts off a tutorial on the internet. Bearing in mind I am only 14 and do not undersdtand 1/4 of the coding, 🙂 , can you provide me with alternate coding for a website that has similar functions to MySpcae and FaceBook.

Part of the Website I am trying to build is for people of all Ages (set into under and over 18's catagories - seperate directories) to be able create a profile and share it with others of the same group (age) 😕

I have not got a clue where to start.

I do understand how to change the scripts to fit with my host/database if you tell me where (what line) needs changing.

I am using the 1and1.co.uk webhost and 1and1.co.uk MySQL via PHPMyAdmin

Please Help. Thanks.

NogDog

require_once 'DB.php';

This line in you code certainly implies that it is expecting a DB.php file to exist.