PHP ending code help?

[Hyun]

Hello everyone!

 

So, my friend coded this PHP code (SSI.php for SMF recent news function) for me:

 

<?php

			$array = ssi_boardNews(2, 5, null, 2000, 'array');

			foreach($array as $post) {
  				echo '   <h4>', $post['subject'], '</h4>
    				<h2>Posted by ', $post['poster']['link'], ' at ', date('G:i \o\n l, F j, Y', $post['timestamp']), '</h2>
    				<p>', $post['body'], '</p>
			', $post['comment_link'];
			}

			?>

 

I wanted to edit how the comment link looks so I edited it to this:

<?php

			$array = ssi_boardNews(2, 5, null, 2000, 'array');

			foreach($array as $post) {
  				echo '   <h4>', $post['subject'], '</h4>
    				<h2>Posted by ', $post['poster']['link'], ' at ', date('G:i \o\n l, F j, Y', $post['timestamp']), '</h2>
    				<p>', $post['body'], '</p>
			<h2>', $post['comment_link'], '</h2>;
			}

			?>

 

But when I do this, I get an error.

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /.../public_html/index.php on line 49

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /.../public_html/index.php on line 49

 

How would I go about fixing this? I also want to add a horizontal rule after each post. Does anyone know how to add it?

 

Thanks.

[smerny]

<h2>', $post['comment_link'], </h2>;

 

 

edit that line to this:

 

<h2>', $post['comment_link'], '</h2>';

[Hyun]

Awesome! Thanks! It works now =]

[redarrow]

i really like this programming method of the array..

 

 

someone please explain it?

 

      $array = ssi_boardNews(2, 5, null, 2000, 'array'); <<< it a function to set

internal values UNDERSTAND THAT.

 

BUT

 

foreach as $post now, but the $array variable not $array[] format?

 

how can the function of ssi_boardNews let variable $array become a array

[Philip]

It returns an array.

[redarrow]

can you give a proper example with the function added as well so i can study this method cheers.

[Philip]

<?php
function foo( ) {
$a = array('foo','foobar', 'bar');
return $a;
}
$array = foo();
print_r($array);
?>

[Hyun]

I have one more question. How would you add a horizontal rule after each post? Would I add it on CSS?

[smerny]

could use a div and have each row of the loop be in separate divs and put bottom borders on them or something? kind of depends on what you want exactly

[Hyun]

could use a div and have each row of the loop be in separate divs and put bottom borders on them or something? kind of depends on what you want exactly

 

I just want it to be as simple as possible 'cos I'm a php noob