Parse Error In Relation To Require_Once In Chapter 16

[Artemis]

Hello!

 

I'm building a website for a small business and have tried to adapt the scripts in Chapter 16 to create a "members/users" area through which they can access otherwise locked resources. The log-in page can be found here: www.forensicoutreach.com/members.php. You will find on the website the error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_REQUIRE in /websites/LinuxPackage02/fo/re/ns/forensicoutreach.com/public_html/members.php on line 3.

 

However, I cannot locate anything wrong with any of the included files or the functions I am using. In members.php (analogous to index.php in the book):

 

<?php - index.php

require_once('includes/config.inc.php');

include('includes/header.html');

?>

 

In config.in.php:

 

<?php - config.inc.php

// Establish two constants for error reporting.

define('LIVE', FALSE);

define('EMAIL', 'myemail@hotmail.com');

// Establish two constants for site-wide settings.

define('BASE_URL', 'http://www.forensicoutreach.com/');

define ('MYSQL', 'mysqli_connect.php');

// Establish other site-wide settings.

date_default_timezone_set ('Europe/London');

// Begin defining the error-handling function.

function my_error_handler ($e_number, $e_message, $e_file, $e_line, $e_vars) {
$message = "<p>An error occurred in script '$e file' on line $e_line: $e_message\n<br />";

$message .= "Date/Time:" . date('n-j-Y H:i:s') . "\n<br />";

$message .= "<pre>" . print_r($e_vars, 1) . "</pre>\n</p>";

// Handle the error according to the value of LIVE.

if (!LIVE) {

echo '<div class="error">' . $message . '</div><br />';

} else {

mail(EMAIL, 'Site Error!', $message, 'From: email@example.com');
if ($e_number != E_NOTICE) {
	echo '<div class="error">A system error occurred. We apologise for the inconvenience. </div><br />';
}
}

} set_error_handler ('my_error_handler');

?>

 

And finally, in mysqli_connect (with host/password/database removed):

 

<?php - mysqli_connect.php

// This file contains the database access information. 
// This file also establishes a connection to MySQL 
// and selects the database.

// Set the database access information as constants: 
DEFINE ('DB_USER', 'ufor_250520_0003');
DEFINE ('DB_PASSWORD', 'PASSWORD');
DEFINE ('DB_HOST', 'HOST');
DEFINE ('DB_NAME', 'DATABASE');

// Make the connection:
$dbc = @mysqli_connect (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);

if (!$dbc) {
trigger_error ('Could not connect to MySQL: ' . mysqli_connect_error() );
}

?>

 

 

Can anyone see what's wrong here? I am using PHP version 5.2.6 and additional information is at forensicoutreach.com/phpinfo.php.

 

Thanks very much for your help in advance!

[Jonathon]

Hello Shivani,

 

Try this:

 

<?php // index.php

require_once('includes/config.inc.php');

include('includes/header.html');

?>

[Jonathon]

That probably won't help you, my mistake, what is your code for members.php?

[Stuart]

Like Jonathon says you'll need to post the code for members.php but equally his first suggestion did pick up on a problem. The lines:

 

<?php - index.php

<?php - mysqli_connect.php

<?php - config.inc.php

 

would cause a syntax error.

[Artemis]

Hi Stuart! Yes that was the problem. Sometimes the obvious isn't!

 

Many thanks to both of you for your responses.