Re: Why doesn't this code work?

Thanks all for your support. After fixing the issues you noticed, I get the first part of the "echo", but, the image type is not displayed. Why is that? Sorry, I'm new to PHP, how can I turn on the error log? Thanks a lot for your kind support. On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Maciek Sokolewicz < maciek.sokolewicz@gmail.com> wrote: > On 30-1-2015 19:04, Mark Montague wrote: > >> On 2015-01-30 11:39, Abdul Abdul wrote: >> >>> Thanks for your reply. I get a blank screen. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 6:33 AM, Ashley Sheridan >>> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 30 January 2015 14:26:51 GMT+00:00, Abdul Abdul >>>> <abdul.sw84@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have the following PHP script, where I'm trying to retrieve the image >>>>> type. Why doesn't it work? What am I doing wrong? >>>>> >>>>> <?php >>>>> $image="4.2.06" >>>>> $imagetype = exif_imagetype($image); >>>>> echo "Image type is: " $imagetype; >>>>> ?> >>>>> >>>> What does "doesn't work" mean? What output are you getting? Are >>>> there >>>> any >>>> errors or warnings in your logs? >>>> >>> >> Ash's advice is correct: check your error log. However, I think that >> one problem is that you don't have a semicolon at the end of the first >> assignment statement above, which results in a syntax error occurring. >> >> Also, please do not top-post. Put your replies at the bottom instead. >> >> > The problem is actually threefold; > 1 - Errors aren't being displayed (display_errors in your php.ini is > turned OFF; turn it on to see them), and YOU are not looking in the log for > the errors (as suggested by Ashley and Mark). > 2. You have a parse error online 2 as hinted by Mark: no semicolon to > terminate the line. You don't see this error due to #1 > 3. You have another parse error on line 4 between the double quote and the > variable you're trying to concatenate. You're missing the concatenation > operator: the 'dot' (.). You don't see this error due to #1 > > So, fix #1 either by turning on display_errors or read your logfiles. > Then you'll be able to identify problems #2 and #3 for yourself, and fix > them easily. > > - Tul > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > >