Bug in PHP script but clueless

**maximar** · Aug 18, 2000, 04:19

This is a PHP script I made to show a MySQL record:

<?

// connect to our database
require("includes/includes.inc");

if (isset($rID)):

// SHOW ARTICLE

$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM reviews WHERE rID = $rID");
if (!$result) {
echo("<p>Houston, we have a problem. Error: " . mysql_error() . "</P>");
exit();
}
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result); ?>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Adventure Gamer - Reviews - <? echo "$row["title"]" ?></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<b><? echo "$row["title"]" ?></b><br>
<? echo "$row["title"]" ?><br>
<h1><? echo "$row["title"]" ?></H1><br>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I am getting the error "Parse error: parse error, expecting `STRING' or `NUM_STRING' or `'$'' in /home/qgamer/questgamer-www/reviews.php on line 18"

Line 18 is the one with the <TITLE> tag. I went through the script over and over again but couldn't find any slip ups. Does anyone see a bug?

**edshuck** · Aug 18, 2000, 07:14

hi
this is not the answer to the parse problem you have but i always get an error with this line of code.

require("includes/includes.inc");

what my server wants is

require("/includes/includes.inc");

hope this helps.

ed

**freddydoesphp** · Aug 18, 2000, 08:25

it is the use of two sets of double quotes try using <? print $row["title"] ?> Since its a vraible you wont need the outer quotes when using print

**maximar** · Aug 18, 2000, 09:59

That did the trick

If you use PHP files in subdirectories, it is best to include the / slash in the includes.inc address. It works fine if all your PHP files are in the root though

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