PHP Parse Error!!

hiddenmirageads · 08-25-2009, 12:29 AM

i am using wampserver with php version 5.3.0 i am getting this error in my php.

Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\contactform.php on line 16

and i cant figure out what is wrong with my scripting.

the code is...

<?php

$to = "hiddenmirageads@gmail.com";
$subject = "New Special Effects";

$body = "New Form Request!
Nickname: ".$_POST['username']."
Email: ".$_POST['Email']."
Description of effect: ".$_POST['Describe']."
Provide Footage: ".$_POST['footage']."
Length of video to edit: ".$_POST['Timeofvideo']."
Price range: ".$_POST['checkbox']."
Time range: ".$_POST['Time']."
Paypal: ".$_POST['Paypal'].""

mail($to,$subject,$body)

?>

line 16 is the mail line. someone please tell me what is going wrong.

foodown · 08-25-2009, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiddenmirageads

line 16 is the mail line. someone please tell me what is going wrong.

You are missing the semicolon at the end of the line.

You seem to be missing the semicolon at the end of your definition of $body, also . . . and you might want to slash out all of those double quotes that do not denote the beginning or end of strings.

Code:

<?php

$to = "hiddenmirageads@gmail.com";
$subject = "New Special Effects";

$body = "New Form Request!
Nickname: \".$_POST['username'].\"
Email: \".$_POST['Email'].\"
Description of effect: \".$_POST['Describe'].\"
Provide Footage: \".$_POST['footage'].\"
Length of video to edit: \".$_POST['Timeofvideo'].\"
Price range: \".$_POST['checkbox'].\"
Time range: ".$_POST['Time']."
Paypal: \".$_POST['Paypal'].\"";

mail($to,$subject,$body);

?>

jlinkels · 08-25-2009, 05:59 AM

You don't need to concatenate strings and array elements:

PHP Code:



"this is " . myarray['first'] . " today"

is valid, but this is easier:

PHP Code:



"this is {myarray['first']} today"

Foodown is correct about the semicolon, and please use PHP tags around code snippets.

jlinkels