Syntax error HELP

Ruth · March 21, 2008

I keep getting this error: syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO I know I'm missing something stupid but can't find it could you guys help. Here is my code.

<?php

require_once ('dbconnection.php');

//function to calc profit or loss

function calculate_differences ($takings, $cost)

{

$difference = $takings - $cost;

if ($difference < 0)

{

//substr will not display negative just num

$difference = substr($difference, 1);

$font_color = 'red';

$profit_or_loss = "$" . $difference . "m";

}

elseif ($difference > 0)

{

$font_color = 'green';

$profit_or_loss = "$" . $difference . "m";

}

else

{

$font_color = 'blue';

$profit_or_loss = "Broke even";

}

return "<font color=\"$font_color\">" .$profit_or_loss."</font>";

}

//function to get director from db

function get_director()

{

global $movie_director;

global $director;

$query_d = "SELECT people_fullname

FROM people

WHERE people_id = '$movie_director'";

$result_d = mysql_query ($query_d)

or die (mysql_error());

$row_d = mysql_fetch_array($result_d);

extract ($row_d);

$director = $people_fullname;

}

//function to get actor from db

function get_leadactor()

{

global $movie_leadactor;

global $leadactor;

$query_a = "SELECT people_fullname

FROM people

WHERE people_id = '$movie_leadactor'";

$result_a = mysql_query($query_a) or die (mysql_error());

$row = mysql_fetch_array($result_a);

$leadactor = $row['people_fullname'];

}

//function to display image

function generate_ratings($review_rating)

{

$movie_rating = '';

for ($i = 0; $i < $review_rating; $i++)

{

$movie_rating .= "<img src = \"thumbsup.gif\"> ";

}

return $movie_rating;

}

$movie_query = "SELECT * FROM movie

WHERE movie_id = '".$_GET['movie_id']."' ";

$movie_result = mysql_query($movie_query) or die(mysql_error());

$movie_table_headings = <<<stop

<tr>

<th>Movie Title</th>

<th>Year of Release</th>

<th>Movie Director</th>

<th>Movie Lead Actor</th>

<th>Movie Running Time</th>

<th>Movie Health</th>

</tr>

stop;

$review_table_headings = <<<stop

<tr>

<th>Date of Review</th>

<th>Review Title</th>

<th>Reviewer Name</th>

<th>Movie Review Comments</th>

<th>Rating</th>

</tr>

stop;

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($movie_result))

{

$movie_name = $row['movie_name'];

$movie_director = $row['movie_director'];

$movie_leadactor = $row['movie_leadactor'];

$movie_year = $row['movie_year'];

$movie_running_time = $row['movie_running_time']. "mins";

$movie_takings = $row['movie_takings'];

$movie_cost = $row['movie_cost'];

//call functions

get_director();

get_leadactor();

}

$review_query = "SELECT * FROM reviews

WHERE review_movie_id ='".$_GET['movie_id']."'

ORDER BY review_date DESC";

$review_result = mysql_query($review_query) or die(mysql_error());

while ($review_row = mysql_fetch_array($review_result))

{

$review_flag = 1;

$review_title[] = $review_row['review_name'];

$reviewer_name[] = ucwords($review_row['review_reviewer_name']);

$review[] = $review_row['review_comment'];

$review_date[] = $review_row['review_date'];

$review_rating[] = generate_ratings($review_row['review_rating']);

}

$movie_health = calculate_differences($movie_takings, $movie_cost);

$page_start = <<<stop

<html>

<head>

<title>Details and Reviews for: $movie_name</title>

</head>

<body>

stop;

$movie_details = <<<stop

<table width = "70%" border = "0" cellspacing = "2"

cellpadding = "2" align = "center">

<tr>

<th colspan = "6"><u><h2>$movie_name: Details</h2></u></th>

</tr>

$movie_table_headings

<tr>

<td width = "33%" align = "center">$movie_name</td>

<td align = "center">$movie_year</td>

<td align = "center">$director</td>

<td align = "center">$leadactor</td>

<td align = "center">$movie_running_time</td>

<td align = "center">$movie_health</td>

</tr>

</table>

<br>

stop;

if ($review_flag)

{

$movie_details .=/*<<<stop*/

echo "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>";

$review_table_headings;

$review_details;

echo "</table>";

//stop;

}

$i = 0;

$review_details = '';

while ($i < sizeof($review))

{

$review_details .= <<<stop

<tr>

<td width = "15%" valign = "top" align = "center">$review_date[$i]</td>

<td width = "15%" valign = "top">$review_title[$i]</td>

<td width = "10%" valign = "top">$reviewer_name[$i]</td>

<td width = "50%" valign = "top">$review[$i]</td>

<td width = "10%" valign = "top" align = "center">$review_rating[$i]</td>

stop;

$i++;

}

$page_end = <<<stop

</body>

</html>

stop;

$detailed_movie_info = <<<stop

$page_start

$movie_details

$page_end

stop;

echo $detailed_movie_info;

mysql_close();

?>

kenrbnsn · March 21, 2008

Please give us a hint -- what is the full error message -- which line does it indicate.

Also, please surround your code with

tags.

Ken

BlueSkyIS · March 21, 2008

this will not compile. your error message should have included a line number which makes finding errors much easier.

if ($review_flag)
{
  $movie_details .=/*<<<stop*/
  echo "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>";
     $review_table_headings;
     $review_details;
  echo "</table>";
//stop;         
}

Jeremysr · March 21, 2008

It's here:

if ($review_flag)
{
   $movie_details .=/*<<<stop*/
   echo "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>";
      $review_table_headings;
      $review_details;
   echo "</table>";
//stop;         
}

It looks like you want to put this:

if ($review_flag)
{
   $movie_details .=
       "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>".
      $review_table_headings.
      $review_details.
      "</table>";
//stop;         
}

Ruth · March 21, 2008

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO in C:\projects\pratice\WWW\ch04\movie_details.php on line 162

The error is in the echo <table> line

if ($review_flag)

{

$movie_details .=/*<<<stop*/

echo "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>";

$review_table_headings;

$review_details;

echo "</table>";

//stop;

}

Ruth · March 21, 2008

if ($review_flag)

{

$movie_details .=/*<<<stop*/

echo "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>";

$review_table_headings;

$review_details;

echo "</table>";

//stop;

}

I deleted the /*<<<stop and the //stop; and it still didn't work

Jeremysr · March 21, 2008

Do you want to echo it or concatenate it with $movie_details? If you want to concatenate it, use the code I posted above. If you want to echo it, try this:

if ($review_flag)
{
   echo
       "<table width = '95%' border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '20' align='center'>",
      $review_table_headings,
      $review_details,
      "</table>";
}

Ruth · March 21, 2008

Ok the error went away but my description wont show up. If its not one bloody thing its another.

Thanks for the help.

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