Re: Parse Error... how to fix?

I will try this when i get back to my other computer where development takes place.... the script format was originally started by an IDE that I am starting to add my code to ... so I will look at. On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:19:43 -0000, Ford, Mike <M.Ford@leedsmet.ac.uk> wrote: > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to > http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm > > > On 16 December 2004 17:39, GH wrote: > > > Hi All... > > Got a problem... here is the error: Parse error: parse error, > > expecting T_STRING' or T_VARIABLE' or > > `T_NUM_STRING' in > > /var/www/html/ahrc_computerclub/ahrc_computerclub.php on line 42... I > > am not sure on how to fix it... > > > > line 42 is: "<TITLE> $language['program_name'] > > </TITLE>\n" . > > "<TITLE> {$language['program_name']} </TITLE>\n" . > > But: > > > > > function printHeader(){ > > echo "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 > > Transitional//EN\"\n" > . > > > > "\"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\"><HTML>\n" > > . > > "<HEAD>\n" . > > "<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\" >\n" . > > "<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gary H\">\n" . > > "<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\" >\n" . > > "<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1\">\n" . > > "<TITLE> $language['program_name'] </TITLE>\n" . > > "</HEAD>\n". > > "<BODY>\n"; > > This is messy and somewhat unreadable. I would suggest either a heredoc: > > function printHeader(){ > echo <<<HEAD > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\"> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <meta name="description" content="" > > <meta name="author" content="Gary H"> > <meta name="keywords" content="" > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1"> > <TITLE> {$language['program_name']} </TITLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > HEAD; > } > > or escaping from PHP into raw HTML: > > function printHeader(){ > ?> > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\"> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <meta name="description" content="" > > <meta name="author" content="Gary H"> > <meta name="keywords" content="" > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1"> > <TITLE> <?php echo $language['program_name'] ?> </TITLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > <?php > } >