unexpected 'require' when trying to connect to database

php_adrian

I am following the tutorials fom phpacademy, PHP Tutorials: Register & Login (Part 4): Database Connection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ol6C0ETQqM&list=ECE134D877783367C7&index=5

and I am getting this error even though I did it exactly like the guy in the video did:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'require' (T_REQUIRE) in C:\wamp\www\LoginRegister\core\init.php on line 4

Here is my index.php

<?php 
include 'core/init.php';
include 'includes/overall/header.php'; ?>		
<h1>Home</h1>
<p>Just a template.</p>
<?php include 'includes/overall/footer.php'; ?>

Here is my init.php

<?php
session_start()

require 'database/connect.php';
?>

Here is my connect.php

<?php
mysql_connect("localhost","root","") or die("Couldn't connect");

mysql_select_db("lr") or die("Couldn't find db");


<?

I have another database setup on the same MySQL server, using a separate php login page from anothe tutorial and its working fine....its using the same mysql_connect string...

Any help would be appreciated.

Weedpacket

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'require' (T_REQUIRE) in C:\wamp\www\LoginRegister\core\init.php on line 4

So the error is in init.php

<?php
session_start()

require 'database/connect.php';
?>

There is a semicolon missing from the end of the "session_start()" line. PHP expected to see one of those before it saw the "require".

On another subject:

mysql_connect

[thread=10387467]The MySQL extension has been deprecated[/thread] (and the video you've been watching is therefore outdated).

php_adrian

Thanks man!

I followed the php man pages examples for mysqli_connect, and this is what my connect.php looks like right now:

<?php
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost','root','', 'lr');
if (!$link) {
    die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
            . mysqli_connect_error());
}

echo 'Success... ' . mysqli_get_host_info($link) . "\n";

mysqli_close($link);
?>

...and it works!! thanks again!