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PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:03 pm
by izzysanime
Hey, I m making a form thing here, and this is the error i get
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /mounted-storage/home8/sub002/sc15160-KJJA/www/jo/admin.php on line 18
Line 18 - ."else if(($_POST['user'] == \"$user\") && ($_POST['pass'] == \"$pass\")) header(\"Location: \"$location\"\");\n";
its for saving the info to form
$NewText = "\n"
."else if(($_POST['user'] == \"$user\") && ($_POST['pass'] == \"$pass\")) header(\"Location: \"$location\"\");\n";
thanks
Josh
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:03 pm
by calguy1000
if you're testing for the exact string $user then your expression should be:
else if( $_POST['user'] == '$user' ...
if you are comparing the value of $_POST['user'] with the $user variable name then your expression should be:
elseif( $_POST['user'] == $user ...
if you are comparing the value of $_POST['user'] with the $user variable name, but there are some quotes in $_POST['user'] that are not in $user you should use something like:
elseif( $_POST['user'] == "\"$user\"" ...
Here's tip #1 .... break things up to multiple lines so that PHP can tell you better exactly where your problem is
tip $2 .... use lots of brackets
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:20 pm
by izzysanime
well, maybe i should explain more, their are 2 php files involved. One page is the login.php info and one is the admin.php page to setup the login info for that login.php file. I hope that makes sense ^_^. All that line 18 is doing is placing the submited form info onto that login.php file.
I was hoping that there would just be a simple error involved.
Admin code:
Login.php
Log In
Please Log In Below:
" method="post">
Username:
Password:
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:37 pm
by izzysanime
OK, i think i can make this make sense.
How do i get PHP to place a "line of php code" into another php page literally but also change my variables that i have setup from the form (ie: $user, $pass)?
Thanks
Josh
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:27 pm
by Kayin
You need to escape the $ in your $_POST variables
I just tested this line and this parsed correctly:
$NewText = "\n else if((\$_POST['user'] == \"$user\") && (\$_POST['pass'] == \"$pass\")) header(\"Location: \"$location\"\");\n";
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:31 pm
by Kayin
the php parser basically just tries to fill your variables into the string. You want the literal string $_POST['pass'] == $pass.
So... escape every $ in it, making:
$NewText = "\n else if((\$_POST['user'] == \"\$user\") && (\$_POST['pass'] == \"\$pass\")) header(\"Location: \"\$location\"\");\n";
It's just backslash crazy. Sorry if I didn't explain that very well. I'm terrible at explaining things.
-E
Re: PHP parse error, my form, not CMSMS
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:47 pm
by replytomk3