This php script will not display anything if i add a href

[madspof]

this is a script that i use to display files for a specific acount on my website i wanted to add a link from each file so that they could delete a file if they wanted. But when i add the extra href to the end of the echo the script does not display thing i have provided the original script and the one i have edited

This is the original:

<?php

include "../status.php";

$cookie_info = explode("-", $_COOKIE['cookie_info']);

$namecookie = $cookie_info[0];

$files = array();

$dir=opendir("./$namecookie");

while(($file = readdir($dir)) !== false) 

{ 

if($file !== '.' && $file !== '..' && !is_dir($file)) 

{ 

$files[] = $file; 

} 

} 

closedir($dir);

natcasesort($files);

echo "<ul>\n";

for($i=0; $i<count($files); $i++) 

{

if($files[$i] != "index.php")

echo "<li><a href=\"$namecookie/".$files[$i]."\">".$files[$i]."</a></li>\n";

}

echo "</ul>\n";

?>

 

This is the edited script:

  <?php

include "../status.php";

$cookie_info = explode("-", $_COOKIE['cookie_info']);

$namecookie = $cookie_info[0];

$files = array();

$dir=opendir("./$namecookie");

while(($file = readdir($dir)) !== false) 

{ 

if($file !== '.' && $file !== '..' && !is_dir($file)) 

{ 

$files[] = $file; 

} 

} 

closedir($dir);

natcasesort($files);

echo "<ul>\n";

for($i=0; $i<count($files); $i++) 

{

if($files[$i] != "index.php")

echo "<li><a href=\"$namecookie/".$files[$i]."\">".$files[$i]."</a><a href="delete.php?del=$namecookie">delete </a></li>\n";

}

echo "</ul>\n";

?>

 

[r-it]

i do not see the end of th a tag, that mite be your problem

[madspof]

it is there but when i post the srcipt on the site it gets rid of it

 

[per1os]

it is there but when i post the srcipt on the site it gets rid of it

 

 

Which is exactly why you should always post code between the [ code ] and [ /code ] tags (without spaces of course)

[madspof]

where is the button to enclose the script in thoses tags i cannot see it

[per1os]

No button you manually write it in. IE:

 

[ code ]

<?php

// your code pasted here

?>

[ /code ]

 

(without the extra spaces)

[madspof]

orite okay wel here is the orignal code :

  <?php
include "../status.php";
$cookie_info = explode("-", $_COOKIE['cookie_info']);
$namecookie = $cookie_info[0];
$files = array();
$dir=opendir("./$namecookie");
while(($file = readdir($dir)) !== false)  
{  
if($file !== '.' && $file !== '..' && !is_dir($file))  
{  
	$files[] = $file;  
}  
}  
closedir($dir);
natcasesort($files);
echo "<ul>\n";
for($i=0; $i<count($files); $i++)  
{
if($files[$i] != "index.php")
echo "<li><a href=\"$namecookie/".$files[$i]."\">".$files[$i]."</a></li>\n";
}
echo "</ul>\n";
?>

 

and here is the altered code:

 

  <?php
include "../status.php";
$cookie_info = explode("-", $_COOKIE['cookie_info']);
$namecookie = $cookie_info[0];
$files = array();
$dir=opendir("./$namecookie");
while(($file = readdir($dir)) !== false)  
{  
if($file !== '.' && $file !== '..' && !is_dir($file))  
{  
	$files[] = $file;  
}  
}  
closedir($dir);
natcasesort($files);
echo "<ul>\n";
for($i=0; $i<count($files); $i++)  
{
if($files[$i] != "index.php")
echo "<li><a href=\"$namecookie/".$files[$i]."\">".$files[$i]."</a><a href="delete.php?del=$namecookie">Delete</a></li>\n";
}
echo "</ul>\n";
?>

[per1os]

parse error

 

"</a><a href="helloi.php">hello </a></li>\n";

should be

"</a><a href=\"helloi.php\">hello </a></li>\n";

[madspof]

Thanks for that couldnt of done it with out you anyway i have heard about parsing wt the hell is it i tihkn it has been cuasing quite al lot of my scripts to nt run correctly could u please give me a quick explanation

[per1os]

Parse or Syntax errors are errors in code that causes the script to not compile.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsing

 

So basically every language has certain characteristics that you use to make it run, since the compiler does not have a human brain it has to have certain rules, like a variable in PHP is denoted by a $ and literal data is encapsulated in " " or ' '

 

So it is sort of like the grammar for programming. When you are reading someones paper you take in the information, if they missed a period somewhere or have a fragmented sentence that does not make sense it generally causes you to pause and or stop. Same with compilers.