Thread: Parse Error

Hi, I get this message while trying to go to minibiketrader.com/index.php

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 2

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_REQUIRE_ONCE in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 3


This is the coding for my index.php file, any help is Greatly appreciated, :

<?
require_once 'common.php';
require_once 'config.php'; // Configuration information
require_once 'include/mysql.php';
// Access to all the database functions
// Open the database
$db = new MySQL;
if(!$db->init()) {
echo '<div>Cannot open database</div>';
exit;
}
$cat = (int)$_REQUEST['cat'];
$db->AUTOAPPROVE = false;
$ADMIN_MODE = false;
$msg = '';
$title = 'Links ';
$linkcats = array();
$links = array();
$newlinks = array();
$i = 0;
if ($_REQUEST['KeyWords'])
{
$links = $db->search($_REQUEST['KeyWords']);
//print '<pre>'; print_r($links);
if(!is_array($links))
{
$title = "Search Results";
$msg = "No Matches";
// start_page($junk,$title,$msg);
}
else
{
$total = count($links);
$title = "Search Results";
$msg = "Search returned $total matches";
$lnks = array();
foreach($links as $lnk)
{
if (!in_array($lnk['CatID'], $lnks))
{
$lnks[] = $lnk['CatID'];
$linkcats[$i]['CatId'] = $lnk['CatID'];
$linkcats[$i]['CatName'] = $lnk['CatName'];
$i++;
}
}
//print '<pre>'; print_r($linkcats);
}
}
else
{
$linkcats = $db->get_Cats($cat);
//links
$hotlinks = array();
if ((int)$cat == 0)
{
$hotlinks = $db->get_HotLinks();
$newlinks = $db->get_NewLinks();
}
$links = array_merge($hotlinks, $db->get_Links($cat));
}

$t->setRoot('../templates');
$t->loadTemplatefile('link.htm');
$t->setCurrentblock('__global__');
$t->setVariable('pagedesc', 'New and used pocketbikes, pocketbide racing, event calendar, forum and links');
$t->setVariable('pagedkeywords', 'pocket bike minimoto minibike used pocketbikes for sale');
$t->setVariable('msg', $msg);
$t->setVariable('trail', breadcrumbs($cat));
$t->setVariable('CatID', $cat);
// categories
for ($i=0; $i < round(count($linkcats)/2); $i++)
{
$t->setCurrentBlock('link_categories_left');
$t->setVariable('CatID', $linkcats[$i]['CatID']);
$t->setVariable('CatName', stripslashes($linkcats[$i]['CatName']));
$t->parseCurrentBlock('link_categories_left');
}
for ($i; $i < round(count($linkcats)); $i++)
{
$t->setCurrentBlock('link_categories_right');
$t->setVariable('CatID', $linkcats[$i]['CatID']);
$t->setVariable('CatName', stripslashes($linkcats[$i]['CatName']));
$t->parseCurrentBlock('link_categories_right');
}
//print '<pre>';print_r($links);print '</pre>';
for ($i=0; $i < count($links); $i++)
{
if ((int)$links[$i]['SortWeight'] < 6)
{
$t->setVariable('LinkStyle', 'featlink');
}
else
{
$t->setVariable('LinkStyle', 'normlnk');
}
$t->setCurrentBlock('links');
$t->setVariable('Url', stripslashes($links[$i]['Url']));
$t->setVariable('LinkName', stripslashes($links[$i]['LinkName']));
$t->setVariable('Description', stripslashes($links[$i]['Description']));
$t->parseCurrentBlock('links');
}
if (!count($newlinks))
{
$t->hideBlock('newlinks');
}
else
{
for ($i=0; $i < count($newlinks); $i++)
{
$t->setCurrentBlock('newlinks');
$t->setVariable('Url', $newlinks[$i]['Url']);
$t->setVariable('LinkName', stripslashes($newlinks[$i]['LinkName']));
$t->setVariable('Description', stripslashes($newlinks[$i]['Description']));
$t->parseCurrentBlock('newlinks');
}
}
parseHeader($t, $title);
parseFooter($t);
$t->show();
?>

Ok, i only can talk about the specific error you get.

The function "require" syntax is "require()". In other words, change these lines :

require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("config.php"); // Configuration information
require_once ("include/mysql.php");

Please note that i have NOT checked anything else, i just limited myself to the error you are getting.

Thing is, when I was changing it, I didn't change it from (") to ' '

But, I tried what you said and it still gives me the same error.
I have not a clue of what to do.

Post again the first lines of the changed code.

<?
require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("config.php"); // Configuration information
require_once ("include/mysql.php");
// Access to all the database functions

Since it says, Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_REQUIRE_ONCE in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 3,
the error has to be in index.php right? Or can it be in another one of my files like config.php?

Also, if I open index.php in the txt form of .*RST <?
require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("config.php"); // Configuration information
require_once ("include/mysql.php");
// Access to all the database functions

But if I open it in the txt form of All documents *.* it gives me this
<?
require_once 'common.php';
require_once 'config.php';'../include/hoo.php';
// Configuration information
require_once 'include/mysql.php';
// Access to all the database functions

So it adds '../include/hoo.php'; to it, which I don't know if this has anything to do with the problem or not.

Thanks so much for your help!

No, it can only be in index.php. The message is clear, though i don't understand why it happens.

The second code you have posted is wrong.
require_once 'config.php';'../include/hoo.php';

What would the part in red be ?

I don't know if the file hoo.php is necessary or not (i don't know your script) but you can try these two versions:

<?
require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("config.php"); // Configuration information
require_once ("include/mysql.php");
// Access to all the database functions
Rest of the script.....


and

<?
require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("config.php"); // Configuration information
require_once ("common.php");
require_once ("../include/hoo.php");
require_once ("include/mysql.php");
// Access to all the database functions
rest of the script........

As much as I would like to say its working, its not... and when I open the index.php file in the All Documents *.* its not showing the '../include/hoo.php';
I tried using the other index.php2 file put that one also failed. Do you know what:
Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 2
means?

Download the php file directly from your server. Open it with Notepad and see if the code has some difference from what you have posted here.

Hey hey hey! I got rid of the old parse error, a haha. but I received 2 new ones.. but, I got rid of one. The new error is
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=' in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 3

I think I needed the require_once '../include/hoo.php'; in my file because in my config.php file it says
// To improve security, chmod 600 this include file - and keep it outside the web-tree:
require_once '../include/hoo.php';

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=' in /home/content/m/i/n/minibiketrader/html/index.php on line 3


<?
require_once 'common.php';
require_once '../include/hoo.php'; (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php')
require_once 'config.php'; // Configuration information
require_once 'include/mysql.php';
// Access to all the database functions