benjamin_boothe Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 [quote]Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in E:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\edit_policy_holder.php on line 62[/quote]This is the error msg I get when trying to create a web form that edits records in a database.This is my code:[code]<HTML><HEAD><STYLE>BODY {font-family:arial;}.error {font-weight:bold; color:#FF0000;}</STYLE></HEAD><BODY><h2>Edit Policy Holder Details:</h2><?// connect to the databaseinclude 'includes/db_conn.txt';// has form been submitted?if ($_POST){ foreach($_POST as $k => $v){ $v = trim($v) ; $$k = $v; } // build UPDATE query $update = "UPDATE policy_holder SET title='$t', first_name='$fn', surname='$sn', date_of_birth='$dob', uk_residency='$uk', marital_status='$ms', disability='$d', employment_status='$es', address_line_1='$ad1', area='$a', town='$tn', county='$c', post_code='$pc', telephone_work='$tw', telephone_home='$th', fax_number='$fax', email='$em' WHERE Id=$id"; // execute query and check for success if (!mysqli_query($link, $update)){ $msg = "Error updating data - " .mysqli_error($link); }else { $msg = "Record successfully updated:"; // write table row confirming data $table_row = <<<EOR <TR> <TD>$t</TD> <TD>$fn</TD> <TD>$sn</TD> <TD>$dob</TD> <TD>$uk</TD> <TD>$ms</TD> <TD>$d</TD> <TD>$es</TD <TD>$ad1</TD> <TD>$a</TD> <TD>$tn</TD> <TD>$c</TD> <TD>$pc</TD> <TD>$tw</TD> <TD>$th</TD> <TD>$fax</TD> <TD>$em</TD> </TR> EOR; } // if not posted, check that an Id has been passed via the URL } else { if (!IsSet($_GET['id'])) { $msg = "No policy owner selected!"; } else { $id = $_GET['id']; // build and execute the query $select = "SELECT title, first_name, surname, date_of_birth, uk_residency, marital_status, disability, employment_status, address_1_line, area, town, county, post_code, telephone_work, telephone_home, fax_number, email FROM policy_holder WHERE Id=$id"; $result = mysqli_query($link, $select); // check that the record exists if (mysqli_num_rows($result)<1) { $msg = "No policy holder with that ID found!"; } else { // set vars for form code $form_start = "<FORM METHOD=\"post\"ACTION= \"" . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']. "\">"; $form_end = <<<EOF <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit changes" /></TD> <TD COLSPAN="2"><INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Cancel" /></TD> </TR> </FORM> EOF; // assign the results to an array while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) { $t = $row['title']; $fn = $row['first_name']; $sn = $row['surname']; $dob = $row['date_of_birth']; $uk = $row['uk_residency']; $ms = $row['marital_status']; $d = $row['disability']; $es = $row['employment_status']; $ad1 = $row['address_1_line']; $a = $row['area']; $tn = $row['town']; $c = $row['county']; $pc = $row['post_code']; $tw = $row['telephone_work']; $th = $row['telephone_home']; $fax = $row['fax_number']; $em = $row['email']; // write table row with form fields $table_row = <<<EOR <TR> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="title" VALUE="$t" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="first_name" VALUE="$fn" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="suranme" VALUE="$sn" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="date_of_birth" VALUE="$dob" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="uk_residency" VALUE="$uk" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="marital_status" VALUE="$ms" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="disability" VALUE="$d" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="employment_status" VALUE="$es" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="address_1_line" VALUE="$ad1" SIZE="25"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="area" VALUE="$a" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="town" VALUE="$tn" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="county" VALUE="$c" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="post_code" VALUE="$pc" SIZE="10"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="telephone_work" VALUE="$tw" SIZE="11"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="telephone_home" VALUE="$th" SIZE="11"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="fax_number" VALUE="$fax" SIZE="11"/></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="email" VALUE="$em" SIZE="20"/></TD> </TR> EOR; } // end 'if record exists' if } // end 'if ID given in URL' if } // end 'if form posted' if } // close connection mysqli_close($link); // print error/success message echo (IsSet($msg)) ? "<div class=\"error\">$msg</div>" :""; ?> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5"> <!-- Show start-of-form code if form needed --> <? echo (IsSet($form_start)) ? $form_start :""; ?> INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="id" VALUE="<? echo $id ?>" /> <TR> <TH>Title</TH> <TH>First name</TH> <TH>Last name</TH> <TH>Date of birth</TH> <TH>UK Residency</TH> <TH>Marital Status</TH> <TH>Disability</TH> <TH>Employment Status</TH> <TH>Address line 1</TH> <TH>Area</TH> <TH>Town</TH> <TH>County</TH> <TH>Post Code</TH> <TH>Telephone work</TH> <TH>Telephone home</TH> <TH>Fax number</TH> <TH>Email</TH> </TR> <!-- Show appropriate table row code (none set if there were errors) --> <? echo (IsSet($table_row)) ? $table_row :""; ?> <!-- Show end-of-form code if we are displaying the form --> <? echo (IsSet($form_end)) ? $form_end :""; ?> </TABLE> <br/><a href="policylist.php">Back to policy holder list</a> </BODY> </HTML>[/code]Can anybody spot where I am going wrong? 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wildteen88 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I see you are using HEREDOC syntax on large text strings. This is fine however, You cannot indent or put anythink before or after the closing HEREDOC tag. Eg you cannot do this:[code]$str = <<<EOFlarge text string EOF;[/code]You see EOF; that has be in the first column of the line its on, it cannot be indented or having before or after it it has to be on a new line on its own.[code]$str = <<<EOFlarge text stringEOF;[/code]This is whats causing this error. The lines your want to change are line 57, 86, and 129 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18400-parse-error/#findComment-79096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin_boothe Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 Sorry,What I am changing on those lines? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18400-parse-error/#findComment-79102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Sorry I meant remove the spaces before or after EOF; or EOR; Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18400-parse-error/#findComment-79109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin_boothe Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 Hello Wildteen!Now it is just showing the headers and no fields to update.There is already data in the table for this form. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18400-parse-error/#findComment-79121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I am not sure what you mean. Do you get any errors? If you dont then it may be a bug in your code.Also I see you have all your database credentials in a text file (includes/db_conn.txt) I strongly suggest you use php file extension rather than txt, otherwise anyone will be able to know your database login details by going to that file. Chnage it to .php and they wont be able to see it, it'll just be a blank screen. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18400-parse-error/#findComment-79123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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