Beginning, Struggling With Code

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

I'm trying to learn PHP, and have boughten a book found @ http://apress.com/book/view/9781590598641

 

I'm receiving this error message when trying to load my page

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_REQUIRE_ONCE in C:\tshirtshop\index.php on line 6

 

Line 6 of my index.php says the following:

 

require_once PRESENTATION_DIR . 'application.php';

 

Have I mistyped something?  Am I even in the correct forum to ask?  Thanks

 

~disgruntle n00b~

[wildteen88]

Post the lines before the require_once line you most probably missing a semi-colon at the end of a line.

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

<?php

// Include utility files

require_once 'include/config.php'

 

// Load the application page template

require_once PRESENTATION_DIR . 'application.php';

 

// Load Smarty template file

$application = new Application();

 

// Display the page

$applcation->display('store_front.tpl');

?>

 

 

I was indeed missing a semicolon at the top, but when I added it and ran the page again, I got this new message.

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in C:\tshirtshop\include\config.php on line 5

 

I'm looking now into the config.php file

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Boy, I guess you can't make any errors in typing this stuff.  That'll keep me on my toes.

 

I need to try to get this thing running, so I hope there's someone out there willing to help me on a Sunday morning.

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in C:\tshirtshop\include\config.php on line 5

 

is the message I'm getting and that config.php file looks like this:

 

<?php

// SITE_ROOT contains the full path to the tshirt folder define('SITE_ROOT', dirname(dirname(_FILE_)));

 

// Application directories

define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/';

define('BUSINESS_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/business/');

 

// Settings needed to configure the Smarty template engine

define('SMARTY_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/lib/smarty/');

define('TEMPLATE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates');

define('COMPILE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates_c');

define('CONFIG_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/include/configs');

?>

 

thanks again guys

[trq]

define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/';

 

Should be...

 

define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/');

[wildteen88]

The reason for the error in config.php is becuase your parenthesis '(' and ')' don't match up on line 5:

define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/';

Notice you dont have a closing brace at the end of that line, it should be:

define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/');

 

As for the error in index.php, line 3 has missing semi-colon at the end:

require_once 'include/config.php'

 

Line 3 should be:

require_once 'include/config.php';

 

These are very basic syntax errors.

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Okay, thanks a lot guys.

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Okay, now that all of those simple typing errors have been fixed, I'm glaring now at a screen that shows the following messages.

 

Warning: require_once(SITE_ROOT/presentation/application.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\tshirtshop\index.php on line 6

 

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'SITE_ROOT/presentation/application.php' (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\tshirtshop\index.php on line 6

 

I've made sure that these files do exist in their correct folder and such, but then again, I'm not even sure what this error message is telling me.

[lewis987]

your trying to include a file under this:

 

SITE_ROOT (Folder)/presentation/application.php

 

Try:

 

require_once("presentation/application.php");

 

instead..

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I was only awarded with this new error:

 

Warning: require_once(SITE_ROOT/lib/smarty/Smarty.class.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\tshirtshop\presentation\application.php on line 3

 

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'SITE_ROOT/lib/smarty/Smarty.class.php' (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\tshirtshop\presentation\application.php on line 3

[wildteen88]

I suggest you to define a constant called SITE_ROOT, like so:

define('SITE_ROOT', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);

And that line before line 3 in include/config.php

 

That should sort the errors out.

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

thanks, but that doesn't seem to help.  I don't know what the hell i'm doing here, none of this makes any sense.

[wildteen88]

All this should be explained in the book. Did you try my suggestion, I'll retype it so its more clear.

Add the following code before line 3 in include/config.php

 

define('SITE_ROOT', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);

 

That should sort the errors out.

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Yes I tried it, excuse my frustration.  My book doesn't give out error help, it figures that everything is up and running like it should be; for a book designed for beginners that can make one irrate.

 

Here's what I got in my config.php file

 

 

<?php
// SITE_ROOT contains the full path to the tshirt folder define('SITE_ROOT', dirname(dirname(_FILE_)));

// Application directories 
define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/');
define('BUSINESS_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/business/');

// Settings needed to configure the Smarty template engine
define('SMARTY_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/lib/smarty/');
define('TEMPLATE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates');
define('COMPILE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates_c');
define('CONFIG_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/include/configs');
?>

 

Now adding that line of yours into the third line would make it like this, right?

 

<?php
// SITE_ROOT contains the full path to the tshirt folder define('SITE_ROOT', dirname(dirname(_FILE_)));
define('SITE_ROOT', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);

// Application directories 
define('PRESENTATION_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/presentation/');
define('BUSINESS_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/business/');

// Settings needed to configure the Smarty template engine
define('SMARTY_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/lib/smarty/');
define('TEMPLATE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates');
define('COMPILE_DIR', PRESENTATION_DIR . 'templates_c');
define('CONFIG_DIR', SITE_ROOT . '/include/configs');
?>

[wildteen88]

Yes thats correct. Does it work?

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

No, the error hasn't changed.

 

How do you put the code in a quote box like that in this forum?

[wildteen88]

No, the error hasn't changed.

Can you attach your php scripts here for me to download so I can review them

 

How do you put the code in a quote box like that in this forum?

To add a code box, wrap your code in code tags (

, eg:

your code here

will produce

your code here

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

Thanks for the info.  Here's the entire folder that I have

 

http://premium.fileden.com/premium/2008/3/3/1794896/tshirtshop.rar

 

 

[wildteen88]

Try:

 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cshepwood/tshirtshop.rar

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

 

Fatal error: Smarty error: [in C:\tshirtshop/presentation/templates/store_front.tpl line 7]: syntax error: unrecognized tag: #site_title (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 446) in C:\tshirtshop\libs\smarty\Smarty.class.php on line 1092

[$username]

Hey xXx_Hobbes_xXx,

The best thing to do with errors that you get when testing code is to google them. You can usually see why the error is shown. And it will help you understand why you get these errors.

 

Another place that is great is the PHP manual http://www.php.net/manual/en/, they post code to help you get a better understanding.

 

 

 

[wildteen88]

You'll need to read your book further as more code is required for it to parse the template, store_front.tpl

[xXx_Hobbes_xXx]

That's my problem.  They show me a picture of their results displaying in a browser.  I can't move ahead until I replicate what they have.