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  • Anseur
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2004
    • 130
    • 4.1.x
    #1

    n00b is trying to make his first ever .php script...

    So being the sad geek I am, I decided to spend this Saturday evening making a start on learning some PHP for fun. Never written any before, only installed vb/mods and modified temples. So picked up some basic ideas of what is possible with that, but wanted to start from the begining anyway.

    So, I googled for some tutorials and found some here. I read parts one and two of that, then thought I would try something out based on some of what that has shown me so far.

    So here's what I did.

    PHP Code:
    <html>
    <head></head>
    <body> 

    <?php

    // define some stuff
    $name = 'Bob';
    $job = 'the builder';
    $canhefixit = '1';
    $question = 'Can he fix it?'; 


    // check if bob can fix it or not
    if ($canhefixit == '1')
    {
    $answer ='yes he can!';
    }
    else
    {
    $answer ='no sorry Bob can't fix this it's FUBAR';
    }

    echo     '$name $job $question';
    echo     '$name $job $answer';

    ?>

    </body>
    </html>
    Doesn't work of course, I get a "
    Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\bob.php on line 21" from my local WAMP server when viewing it. (Which leads to related question, when apache gives a error like this, does it count blank/commented out lines? Is there anything it doesn't count?)

    Line 21 just contains the closing bracket for the else statement, so not sure what is wrong there. I guess I'm just making some kind of syntax mistake, but after re-reading the examples on the linked to page, I just can't seem to see it.

    Can anyone offer any advice?

    Thanks.
    MCO Raid Alliance - Shadowsong EU MCO guild home.
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    • Anseur
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2004
      • 130
      • 4.1.x
      #2
      so, after looking at the syntax highlighting after posting here, I realised that the punctuatioin in the else code was closing the string before I intended, so I removed it.

      next I realised (I think!) that the contents echo dosent get parsed because it's inside the ' 's so it just prints out the words as written.

      so version 2:

      PHP Code:
      <html>
      <head></head>
      <body> 

      <?php

      // define some stuff
      $name = 'Bob';
      $job = 'the builder';
      $canhefixit = '1';
      $question = 'Can he fix it?'; 


      // check if bob can fix it or not
      if ($canhefixit == '1')
      {
      $answer ='yes he can!';
      }
      else
      {
      $answer ='no sorry Bob cant fix this its FUBAR';
      }

      Print       $name $job $question;
      Print       $name $job $answer;

      ?>

      </body>
      </html>
      Gives me a "Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\bob.php on line 24" and I'm stuck again.
      MCO Raid Alliance - Shadowsong EU MCO guild home.

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        • BBR-APBT
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2005
          • 456
          #3
          You have a ' in that line either put a \ slash before the ' or use " for the enclosing brackets.

          Below is a working version.
          Code:
          <?php

// define some stuff
$name = 'Bob';
$job = 'the builder';
$canhefixit = '1';
$question = 'Can he fix it?'; 


// check if bob can fix it or not
if ($canhefixit == '1')
{
$answer ="yes he can!";
}
else
{
$answer = "no sorry Bob can't fix this it's FUBAR";
}

echo "$name $job $question";
echo "$name $job $answer";

?>
          My statements are based on the forums not the CMS as I do not and will not use it.
          If I wanted faulty software I would code it my self. When I pay I expect to get what is advertised. I do not feel I got what I paid for.
          In an honest opinion I feel I paid for vB 5.0 beta 7
            👍 1

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            • Anseur
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2004
              • 130
              • 4.1.x
              #4
              Thanks for the pointer!

              I shal continue to play.

              Also I think using notepad2 instead of windows notepad is probably for the best.
              MCO Raid Alliance - Shadowsong EU MCO guild home.

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                • Anseur
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 130
                  • 4.1.x
                  #5
                  Thanks again for your help. I went on to try a few other things, like pulling/pushing data from a database, and then read up on vb.org about integrating your own php into vBulliten. I might even have a go at writing a (very basic!) mod at some point. But regardless, learning the PHP is a lot of fun!
                  MCO Raid Alliance - Shadowsong EU MCO guild home.

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                    • .:.RG.:.
                      New Member
                      • Mar 2010
                      • 14
                      #6
                      If you know other languages, you will probably also enjoy getting PHP to run as a CLI (Command Line Interface) and making programs that output to a console and such.

                      In more advanced programming, you can try making all your bash scripts in PHP :P

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                        • funmasti
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 170
                          • 3.8.x
                          #7
                          try to make more advance script
                          Mastiya

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