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

ID: 25256 Updated by: helly@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 report a problem with PHP. Unfortunately you are not using a current version of PHP -- the problem might already be fixed. Please download a new PHP version from http://www.php.net/downloads.php If you are able to reproduce the bug with one of the latest versions of PHP, please change the PHP version on this bug report to the version you tested and change the status back to "Open". Again, thank you for your continued support of PHP. We just realease 4.3.3 which we strongly advise to use. Please try that version and report your expirience with your problem. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-26 14:19:13] a dot schat at streamedge dot com No its not expected behaviour, all this code is on a single line ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-08-26 13:50:22] iliaa@php.net 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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