#25256 [Opn->Bgs]: Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in ... on line 642

ID: 25256 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: a dot schat at streamedge dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Compile Failure Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.3.1 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php This is expected hevaiour, use /* */ to comment out multi-line code blocks. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-26 13:37:58] a dot schat at streamedge dot com Description: ------------ Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /useradmin.inc.php on line 642 It gives this error on: linux, php 4.3.1, Apache/1.3.27 But not on Windows NT localhost 5.1 build 2600, php 4.3.1, Apache/ Apache/1.3.24 Note the comment tags before the line of code. If I put a block comment around it, the error is gone. Reproduce code: --------------- //$updateform.= "<tr><td width=10%></td><td><input type=\"radio\" name=\"usertype\" value=\"user\" checked onclick=\"javascript:showLayer('rest2".$counter."');\"></td><td><input type=\"radio\" name=\"usertype\" value=\"administrator\" onclick=\"javascript:hideLayer('rest2".$counter."');\"></td></tr>"; Expected result: ---------------- Php should ignore this line right? Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /useradmin.inc.php on line 642 This is the last line of the document ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25256&edit=1