Coding error

[honkan]

I'm VERY new at any kind of coding, and tryed to follow some instruction for creating a simple forum.

 

 

<?php

session_start();

require"db_connect.php";

$sql = "ELECT forum_id, forum_navn, FROM forum";

if($query = $db->prepare($sql))(

$query->bind_result($f_id, $f_name);

$query->execute();

$query->store_result();

 

)else(

echo $db->error; 

)

?>

 

nets me the error

 ( ! ) SCREAM: Error suppression ignored for

( ! ) Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in C:\wamp\www\mcklubb\test3.php on line 6

when I try to test to page. I can'f figure it out. Any help is apriciated. If this is not something I can ask for help for here I apologize. 

 

[Psycho]

You need to pay closer attention to your code.

 

1. Your query is malformed.

 

$sql = "ELECT forum_id, forum_navn, FROM forum";

 

There should not be a comma after the last field (forum_nav) and the "FROM" keyword

 

2. To create code blocks, you use the curly braces, {}, not parent (). You are using parens to create the code blocks for the IF/ELSE conditions

[Barand]

Also, the query should begin with "SELECT" and not "ELECT"