PHP Warning: Division by Zero

[Digiboy]

Hi guys, 

 

I keep getting error for this function: this is the error: Warning: Division by zero in...../..../rating.php

 

and this is my code tried everything I could think of but no success

 

<?php
include ('db.php');
function getRating($id,$rating,$click){
      $startCount= round($rating/$click);
      $blankCount=5-$startCount;
      $ratingHTML='';
      for($i=0;$i<$startCount;$i++){
          $rate=$i+1;
          $ratingHTML.='<img src="images/star.png" onclick=changeRating("'.$id.'","'.$rate.'")>';
      }

      for($i=$startCount;$i<5;$i++){
          $rate=$i+1;
          $ratingHTML.='<img src="images/white.png" onclick=changeRating("'.$id.'","'.$rate.'")>';
      }
      return $ratingHTML;
}
?>

 

Could you please help m with this? I really appreciate your time in advance.

 

[requinix]

Make sure you don't call getRating() with a third argument that equals zero. Or edit the function so that it handles the $click==0 case gracefully.

[Digiboy]

Thanks but it is getting the click from database and I have changed all click fields to 1 so there is nothing equal to zero but still same result. 

[Jessica]

That doesn't mean $click is not 0 at that point.

[Digiboy]

I dont understand, this is the code from here http://www.91weblessons.com/php-cookie-ajax-based-rating-script/

[AyKay47]

Perhaps if you post the context in which this function is being used we can help you further.

[teynon]

... Again I post "http://www.whathaveyoutried.com"

 

Since you seem to be looking for the quick fix for the error, change the line of code to this:

$startCount = (!empty($click)) ? round($rating/$click) : 0;

[91weblessons]

Hi I m  from 91weblessons

 

I guess u r facing a problum in my rating script.

 

So still u r facing any problem than let me know

[Digiboy]

 

... Again I post "http://www.whathaveyoutried.com"

 

Since you seem to be looking for the quick fix for the error, change the line of code to this:

$startCount = (!empty($click)) ? round($rating/$click) : 0;

 

 

Thank you very much you all especially Teynon 

[Crift]

Hello, I was wondering if you could also propose something for me as well regarding this issue.

 

Here is the code that produces the error:

$ratings = $jdb->loadObjectList();

$rating = ( $ratings[0]->rating_sum / $ratings[0]->rating_count );
	 	$rating = round($rating, 0);
	 	
if ( count ( $ratings ) > 0 ) {

blah blah blah

 

I can see the problem, only I don't know how to fix it.

 

Any assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!

[Crift]

Anyone? 

[vinny42]

What is the problem? Also division by zero?

 

if so: how about checking whether $ratings[0]->rating_count is a non-zero value?

 

The solution to the original question cheats with !emoty(), which would allow "hello" as a valid division, which would still give an error.

Look at ctype_digit() in the manual to verify that you are trying to divide by an integer, and simply do an IF to catch the error situation.