Cannot redeclare - huh?

[Abbeh]

Hey there,

 

I've been trying to code alerts for my virtual pet site, using mySQL queries to select data and PHP to display it.  However, I've checked that I'm connected to the database and there is a member session, but I am getting this response:

 

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare getalert() (previously declared in /home/pcp/public_html/alerts.php:2) in /home/pcp/public_html/alerts.php on line 17

 

but "getAlert()" is the only function in the whole "alerts.php" file - there's nothing else in there, no doubles of the same function.

 

Here is the function:

 

<?php
function getAlert($mid)
{
$loop = mysql_query("SELECT id, message FROM alerts WHERE mid='$mid' ORDER BY id DESC")
or die ('cannot select alerts');

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($loop))
{
	$id = $row['id'];
	$message = $row['message'];

	echo "$message";

}

if (!mysql_num_rows($loop))
	echo "No Alerts!";
}
?>

 

and then a simple echo getAlert($mid).

 

Does anyone have any idea what's going on with this?  I'm still learning PHP so I'm still spending ages trying to figure out kinks and errors, but this one I really can't figure out :-\

[plutomed]

Is that code there inside a loop at all?

[wildteen88]

Can you most the whole contents of alerts.php

 

Also can you provide information on how you use alerts.php? Is it being included in other scripts etc?

[Abbeh]

Ah, as I was gathering that information for you I noticed the problem - very sorry for wasting your time!

 

I had the alerts.php included in my header.php as well as the page I was using

 

Sorry!