simple error

**dethfire** · Sep 11, 2003 13:17

I have a php page with just a few lines of php in a lot of html. When I run the page it gives me this error:

Parse error: parse error in /var/www/html/sandburg/test/home.php on line 1

It gives me that error even if I delete all the php out of the page. if i rename to htm then it works fine without php

**lieut_data** · Sep 11, 2003 13:54

Despite the usual posts *not* to post a whole lot of code, can you show us the entire snippet?

**dethfire** · Sep 11, 2003 13:56

Code:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">

<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" /> 


<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function mmLoadMenus() {
  if (window.mm_menu_0820221005_0) return;
  window.mm_menu_0820221005_0 = new Menu("root",153,17,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 

sans-serif",11,"#666666","#ffcc33","#cccccc","#666666","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,7,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Computer&nbsp;Lab","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/computerlab/computer

lab.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Fitness&nbsp;Center","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/greenroom/greenroo

m.php'");
  mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Channel","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/channel/channel.php'");
  mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Flicks","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/flicks/flicks.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Sandburg&nbsp;Cable&nbsp;Network","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/scn/s

cn.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Programming","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/programming/programming.ph

p'");
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("S.H.A.C.&nbsp;(Student&nbsp;Govt.)","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/sha

c/shac.php'");
  mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Emporium","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/emporium/emporium.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820221005_0.addMenuItem("Employment","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/oncampus/employment/employment.php'"

);
   mm_menu_0820221005_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_0820221005_0.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_0820221005_0.menuLiteBgColor='#cccccc';
   mm_menu_0820221005_0.menuBorderBgColor='#666666';
   mm_menu_0820221005_0.bgColor='#cccccc';
  window.mm_menu_0820220440_0 = new Menu("root",135,17,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 

sans-serif",11,"#666666","#ffcc33","#cccccc","#666666","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,7,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Towers&nbsp;(N,S,W)","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/towers/towers.php'

");
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Houses&nbsp;(N,S,W)","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/houses/houses.php'

");
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Room&nbsp;Info","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/roominfo/roominfo.php'"

);
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Suites&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rooms","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/suites/suit

es.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("East&nbsp;Tower","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/suites/east/east.php'"

);
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Special&nbsp;Living&nbsp;Options","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/speci

al/special.php'");
  mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Purin&nbsp;Hall","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/purin/purin.php'");
  mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Main&nbsp;Desk","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/mndesk/mndesk.php'");
  mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Mail","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/mail/mail.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Telephone","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/telephone/telephone.php'");
  mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Laundry","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/security/security.php'");
  mm_menu_0820220440_0.addMenuItem("Parking","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/facility/parking/parking.php'");
   mm_menu_0820220440_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_0820220440_0.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_0820220440_0.menuLiteBgColor='#cccccc';
   mm_menu_0820220440_0.menuBorderBgColor='#666666';
   mm_menu_0820220440_0.bgColor='#cccccc';
  window.mm_menu_0820213231_0 = new Menu("root",141,17,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 

sans-serif",11,"#666666","#ffcc33","#cccccc","#666666","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,7,true,true,true,0,true,true);
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Sandburg&nbsp;Experience","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/experience/ex

perience.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Application&nbsp;Process","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/application/a

pplication.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Application&nbsp;for&nbsp;Housing","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/hous

ing/housing.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Housing&nbsp;Contract","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/uh_contract/uh_c

ontract.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Rules&nbsp;and&nbsp;Regulations","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/rules/

rules.php'");
  mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Costs","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/costs/costs.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Computer&nbsp;Connections","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/computer/com

puter.php'");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Guest&nbsp;Policy","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/guests/guests.php'")

;
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("Summer&nbsp;Housing","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/summer/summer.php'

");
  

mm_menu_0820213231_0.addMenuItem("For&nbsp;More&nbsp;Information","location='http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/info/in

fo.php'");
   mm_menu_0820213231_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_0820213231_0.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_0820213231_0.menuLiteBgColor='#cccccc';
   mm_menu_0820213231_0.menuBorderBgColor='#666666';
   mm_menu_0820213231_0.bgColor='#cccccc';

  mm_menu_0820213231_0.writeMenus();
} // mmLoadMenus()

//-->
</script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="mm_menu.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript1.2">mmLoadMenus();</script>

<div id="topbar">
<img name="topbar" src="images/topbar.gif" width="800" height="109" border="0" usemap="#m_topbar" alt="" /><map 

name="m_topbar" id="m_topbar">
<area shape="rect" coords="469,83,572,104" href="#" alt="" onmouseout="MM_startTimeout();"  

onmouseover="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0820221005_0,469,101,null,'topbar');"  />
<area shape="rect" coords="358,82,463,105" href="#" alt="" onmouseout="MM_startTimeout();"  

onmouseover="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0820220440_0,353,100,null,'topbar');"  />

<area shape="rect" coords="274,79,352,105" href="#" alt="" onmouseout="MM_startTimeout();"  

onmouseover="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0820213231_0,275,101,null,'topbar');"  />
</map>
</div>
<div id="recentnews"><img src="images/recentnews.gif" alt="" /></div>

<div id="leftnewsbar">
<img src="images/leftnewsbar.gif" alt="" />
</div>

<div id="bottomnewsbar">
<img src="images/bottomnewsbar.gif" alt="" />
 </div>

<div id="rightnewsbar">
<img src="images/rightnewsbar.gif" alt="" /></div>

<div id="newsbox"> 

<?php

require_once("news.php");

?>

</div>

<div id="announce">
<img src="images/announce.gif" alt="" /></div>
<?php

require_once("announcements.php");

?>
<div id="announcebox">	

</div>

<div id="photos">  <img src="images/photos.gif" alt="" /></div>

<div id="welcome"> 

<h2>University Housing</h2>
University Housing provides your "home away from home" while
you attend University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. You will find our
suites unique compared to many colleges and universities.
Come inside and see what we have to offer!
<p></p>
<strong>Download 
          Contract Information<br />
          </strong><a href="http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/uh_contract/contract%20book%202002.pdf" 

target="_blank">Contract 
          Book PDF</a><br />

          <a href="http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/uh_contract/cancellation%20form.pdf" target="_blank">Cancellation 
          Form</a><br />
          <a href="http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/rules/rules&regs.pdf" target="_blank">Rules 
          and Regulations PDF</a><br /><br />
          <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.php"><img 

src="http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/images/getacro.gif" alt="" width="88" height="31" border="0" /></a>
        <p></p><strong>Apply 
          On Line<br />
          </strong><a href="http://www.aux.uwm.edu/sandburg/contract/housing/housing.php">Housing 
          Application</a>


</div>

<div id="copyright">
<table border="0" cellspacing="6"><tr><td valign="top" width="50%">
UWM University Housing Sandburg Halls<br />
3400 N. Maryland Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211-2953<br />
1-800-622-0286 (414) 229-4065 Fax: (414) 229-4127<br />
</td><td width="10%"></td>
<td width="30%" valign="top">
Site maintained by ldt@uwm.edu<br />
Last updated: August 21, 2003
</td></tr></table>
</div>

</body>
</html>

The only php I have is two require_once() functions

**dtang4** · Sep 11, 2003 14:01

Remove your xml info.

ie. <?xml..... ?>

**rae** · Sep 11, 2003 14:13

Originally Posted by dtang4

Remove your xml info.

ie. <?xml..... ?>

Yep, the "<?" is called short tag. Normally if you write php code you use <?php as the starting tag.

you can set to enable or disable short tags in php.ini
search for the line
"short_open_tag = "

and there is also some info about that in the php.ini

Allow the <? tag. Otherwise, only <?php and <script> tags are recognized. NOTE: Using short tags should be avoided when developing applications or
libraries that are meant for redistribution, or deployment on PHP servers which are not under your control, because short tags may not be supported on the target server. For portable, redistributable code, be sure not to use short tags.

**lieut_data** · Sep 11, 2003 14:20

Originally Posted by dtang4

Remove your xml info.

ie. <?xml..... ?>

Also, the <?xml ... ?> isn't strictly required in *any* XML document, so it's safe & legal to remove it.

**rae** · Sep 11, 2003 14:25

hmm... it's not required? good to hear that

how did you know?

**lieut_data** · Sep 11, 2003 14:30

Originally Posted by rae

hmm... it's not required? good to hear that

how did you know?

[Searches] -- ahh, yes picked it up here

That thread also mentions that <?xml ... ?> forces IE6 into quirks mode, often an undesirable effect.

**rae** · Sep 11, 2003 14:42

Originally Posted by lieut_data

<?xml ... ?> forces IE6 into quirks mode, often an undesirable effect. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Thx for the info!

I hope Mozilla and XML are better friends

**dethfire** · Sep 11, 2003 14:47

very interesting, thanks guys!

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