help, php tag within a php code snippit error

gibigbig · April 27, 2007

im trying to "include" a file with a php tag with the following code:

<?php

[junk code]

include ('test.php');

[junk code]

?>

i get the " include ('test.php'); " as plain text, is something wrong with my code? ???

snowdog · April 27, 2007

paste up the entire code and I will look at it.

gibigbig · April 27, 2007

<?php

include ('protect.php');

echo <<<html

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://www.purl.org/dc"><head><title>PHP ADVANCE USER MANAGEMENT</title>

<!--

.style4 {font-size: 10px}

.style5 {color: #66FF66}

.style6 {font-size: 10px; color: #66FF66; }

.style7 {color: #FF9900}

.style8 {

color: #FFFFFF;

font-weight: bold;

font-size: 16px;

}

.style10 {color: #66FF66; font-size: 16px; }

-->

</style>

<td width="448" background="pics/header_scatter.JPG" bgcolor="#ffffff"><p align="left" class="attribution style7" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><span class="attribution style7" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><span class="style8">WELCOME</span> <span class="style10">$clientname</span></span><span class="style10">,</span> <span class="style4">You are logged in. You can manage your account below. </span></p>

<p align="right" class="attribution" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><font face="Arial Black"><span class="style4"><span class="style5"><a href="main.php">[HOME]</a></span></span></font><span class="style6"> [ <font face="Arial Black"><a href="inbox.php">INBOX</a> $tmsgs</font>] <font face="Arial Black"><a href="compose.php">[COMPOSE] [ </a><a href="memberlist.php">MEMBERLIST] </a></font></span></p>

<p align="right" class="attribution style4 style5" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><font face="Arial Black"><a href="memberlist.php"> [ </a><a href="edituser.php">SETTINGS] [ </a><a href="uploadpic.php">UPLOAD PIC] [ </a><a href="index.php?id=logout">LOGOUT</a></font>] </p></td>

</tr></tbody>

</table>

<div><br />include ('mangatop.php');

</div></td>

</td>

</tr></tbody>

</table>

</tr>

</tr>

</tr>

</tr>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

</div>

</body></html>

html;

?>

heres the code

sanfly · April 27, 2007

im trying to "include" a file with a php tag with the following code:

<?php

[junk code]

include ('test.php');

[junk code]

?>

i get the " include ('test.php'); " as plain text, is something wrong with my code? ???

Try speech marks rather than apostrophes. Something to do with absolute values maybe?

snowdog · April 27, 2007

To me it looks like your trying to execute a php include inside of html code. You need to turn PHP on. I would try this

html code

<?

include('myfile.php');

?>

continue with html code

gibigbig · April 28, 2007

yes, i'm trying to run a php file but instead in another php file when i go test the script, it just says

include ('mangatop.php'); in plain text and the script is not executed. why is this?

sanfly · April 28, 2007

1. Is the file you are using that code in a .php file?

2. Is php installed correctly?

To check this, make a new file called phpinfo.php.

inside that file, put the following code

<? phpinfo(); ?>

Upload the file and run it.

Does the page display a whole bunch of info about your php installation?

MadTechie · April 28, 2007

OK

look at the code below

<?php
echo "hello world<br>";
?>
echo "hello world";

this will display

hello world
echo "hello world";

now

This is a great day
<?php
, i should go out
?>
echo "hello world";

This will error out as

, i should go out

isn't in the php syntax,

NOW..

lets look at the code you posted

    <tbody><tr>
      <td width="264" valign="top" background="pics/ok_01.gif"> </p>
        <div>
include ('mangatop.php');
      </div></td>
    <!--middle column: main content-->

again this will NOT parse the "include ('mangatop.php');" as its in the html (to be printed to screen)

so to fix it

    <tbody><tr>
      <td width="264" valign="top" background="pics/ok_01.gif"> </p>
        <div>
<?php include ('mangatop.php'); ?>
      </div></td>
    <!--middle column: main content-->

gibigbig · April 28, 2007

yes madtechie, i know about that. but if u look carefully at my code, you'll see the top and the bottom are already enclosed in php tags, so the include function should work anywhere inside these tags....right?

sanfly · April 28, 2007

Did you try this?

1. Is the file you are using that code in a .php file?

2. Is php installed correctly?

To check this, make a new file called phpinfo.php.

inside that file, put the following code
<? phpinfo(); ?>
Upload the file and run it.

Does the page display a whole bunch of info about your php installation?

gibigbig · April 28, 2007

yes, my server uses php. i'm baffeled at this problem ???

sanfly · April 28, 2007

Okay, well whats this stuff here?

echo <<<html

Ive never used it before, but seen it a couple of times. Are you able to use php functions when using that sort of syntax?

gibigbig · April 28, 2007

u know i have no idea

this was from a premade login/logout script i downloaded and editing to suite my site

it works fine, as you can see a my site www.narutoking.com/main.php

however, for the life of me i cant figure out why i cant put another <?php tag inside another open <?php tag. i mean, it DOES make sense right?

MadTechie · April 28, 2007

it pulls html data into a string,

ok my last post in this thread is a queation

gibigbig

how would you print "include ('mangatop.php');" to a html page ?

and is <div> valid in php syntax.

ok last question

what would this do

<?php
echo "<div>
include ('mangatop.php');
      </div></td>";
?>

when you work them out your resolve the problem at hand.

sanfly · April 28, 2007

Thats a shame, im interested to know what that syntax is

Try this code below. There are some UBBC tags in there I dont know why, but otherwise, does this work?

<?php
include ('protect.php');
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://www.purl.org/dc"><head><title>PHP ADVANCE USER MANAGEMENT</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style4 {font-size: 10px}
.style5 {color: #66FF66}
.style6 {font-size: 10px; color: #66FF66; }
.style7 {color: #FF9900}
.style8 {
   color: #FFFFFF;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 16px;
}
.style10 {color: #66FF66; font-size: 16px; }
-->
</style>
<body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" text="#000000">

<div align="center">
  <!--top row: main navigation-->
  <!--UdmComment-->
  <table width="795" height="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffffff">
      <td width="347" height="0" bgcolor="#0F0F0F"><img src="pics/header.gif" width="347" height="131" /></td>
      <td width="448" background="pics/header_scatter.JPG" bgcolor="#ffffff"><p align="left" class="attribution style7" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><span class="attribution style7" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><span class="style8">WELCOME</span> <span class="style10"><?php echo $clientname; ?></span></span><span class="style10">,</span> <span class="style4">You are logged in. You can manage your account below. </span></p>
        <p align="right" class="attribution" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><font face="Arial Black"><span class="style4"><span class="style5"><a href="main.php">[HOME][/url]</span></span></font><span class="style6"> [ <font face="Arial Black"><a href="inbox.php">INBOX[/url] <?php echo $tmsgs; ?></font>] <font face="Arial Black"><a href="compose.php">[COMPOSE] [ [/url]<a href="memberlist.php">MEMBERLIST] [/url]</font></span></p>
        <p align="right" class="attribution style4 style5" style="margin: 0.6em 0em; line-height: 1.2em;"><font face="Arial Black"><a href="memberlist.php"> [ [/url]<a href="edituser.php">SETTINGS] [ [/url]<a href="uploadpic.php">UPLOAD PIC] [ [/url]<a href="index.php?id=logout">LOGOUT[/url]</font>] </p></td>
    </tr></tbody>
  </table>
  <table width="797" height="167" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tbody><tr>
      <td width="264" valign="top" background="pics/ok_01.gif"> </p>
        <div>
<?php include ('mangatop.php'); ?>
      </div></td>
    <!--middle column: main content-->
      <td width="264" valign="top" background="pics/ok_02.gif"><p> </p>
        <p> </p>
        <p> </p></td>
      <!--right column: navigation-->
      <td width="263" valign="top" background="pics/ok_03.gif"><p> </p>
        <!--/UdmComment--></td>
      <td width="8" valign="top"><img src="pics/ok_04.gif" width="8" height="165" /></td>
    </tr></tbody>
  </table>
  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="794">
    <tbody><tr>
      <td height="20" colspan="2"> </td>
    </tr>
      <tr><td height="1" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"></td></tr>
      <tr align="right">
        <td width="369" height="93" background="pics/newletter.gif"><div align="left"></div></td>
        <td width="438" rowspan="3" background="pics/back.jpg"><div align="left"></div></td>
      </tr>
      <tr align="right">
        <td height="166"><div align="left"><img src="pics/random.gif" width="363" height="218" /></div></td>
      </tr>
      <tr align="right">
        <td height="114"><div align="left"><img src="pics/adver.gif" width="368" height="114" /></div></td>
      </tr>
      <tr><td height="20" colspan="2"><img src="pics/bottom.gif" width="803" height="188" /></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <p> </p>
</div>
</body></html>

gibigbig · April 28, 2007

hey, i figured it out, all i had to do is close the old <?php tah before opening a new one. i removed the top and bottom <?php tags completely and left the little ones in between and the scripts works fine now. thanks for your help guys, couldnt have figured it without u.

ps: admins, you can put htis thread as "solved" now

sanfly · April 28, 2007

You can hit the solved button yourself....

snowdog · April 28, 2007

Ok this is an easy fix. If the code is being output to the screen then it is not being executed as php but as html. You need to turn php back on just before you execute the include and then turn it back off.

So this code.

<html>
<some html code>
   include('mangatop.php');
<some more html code>
</html>

becomes this code

<html>
  <some html code>
    <? start php
      include('mangatop.php');
    ?> end php
  <some more html code>
</html>

By putting in the start <? and ?> end php it will execute the code of include('mangatop.php'); instead of outputting the wording to the screen

Snowdog

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