Error - think i have files in the wrong directories

[purple]

I've installed xampp and i've been able to view files without any problems.
I just created new php and html files and now I can't view home page in my browser.

These are the files i have currently:

In htdocs i have:
index.php (this is the home page)
includes folder which contains:
header.html
footer.html
layout.css
confic.inc.php

All of the script has been copied from a text book so I know that the code is correct.

This is the code for index.php:

<?php index.php
// This is the main page for the site.

// Include the configuration file for error management.
require_once ('./includes/config.inc.php');

// Set the page title and include the HTML header.
$page_title = 'Title';
include ('./includes/header.html');

The error shown in the browser is:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_REQUIRE_ONCE in C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php on line 5

I can't see what is wrong, any ideas?

[dagon]

the error is "index.php" it shouldn't be there in the code you posted.

and

purple;10942701 wrote:

All of the script has been copied from a text book so I know that the code is correct.

NO NO NO, books have errors, some have lots of errors, book != right

[purple]

thanks , its working now. I meant to comment out the index.php, a silly mistake.

I have another error on in index.php which is:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ']' in C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php on line 23

Line 23 is:
include ('includes/footer.html');

I assume this means that there is some kind of error within the file footer.html?

I've looked at footer.html and can't seem to find any mistakes. Would anyone be able to tell me if I'm overlooking something obvious?

<!-- End of Content -->
</div>

<div id="Menu">
<a href="../index.php">Home</a><br />
<?php # footer.html
    // This page completes the HTML teplate.

//Display links based upon the login status.
//Show login links if this is the logout page.
if (isset($_SESSION['user_id']) AND (substr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], -10) != 'logout.php'))
{
    echo '<a href="logout.php">Logout </a><br />
          <a href="change_password.php">Change Password</a><br />';
}
else
{
    //Not logged in.
    echo '<a href="register.php">Register</a><br />
    <a href="login.php">Login</a><br />
    <a href="forgot_password.php">Forgot Password</a><br />';
}
?>
<a href="#">Some page</a><br />
</div>
</body>
</html>
<?php
//Flush the buffered output
ob_end_flush();
?>

[dagon]

as the error says its in index.php, probably the line before 23 in this case.

[halojoy]

error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ']' Line 23

Syntax error doesnt have to be in Line 23.
Can often be the line before (Line 22) or even Line 20,21

Some syntax errors cause an error after a few lines later.

[purple]

I did look at the code on the lines above, but couldn't see anything wrong, so assumed it was in the other file.

here are lines 13 to 24:

<?php
// Welcome the user (and by name if they're logged in.)
echo '<h1>Welcome';
if (isset($_SESSION['first_name']))
{
	echo ", {$_SESSION['first_name]}!";
}
?>
</h1>
<?php
// Include the HTML footer file:
include ('includes/footer.html');
?>

can you see anything that i've missed?

[dagon]

missing single quote, I'll let you find the exact location.

[bradgrafelman]

I added '<?php' to the PHP code so that the highlighting would kick in properly, making the error easier to spot.

Then again, it should look similar to what you see in your editor, which also has syntax highlighting... right??