Parse errors in include command

[pcsmurf]

The following code:

<?php
// Include the MySQL class
ini_set("include_path",'\

http://www\common\');

include "MySQL.php";
?>

works on a unix based server but on our windows based server gives the error message:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $end in E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\sitepointExamples\PHPAnthologyCode\Email\3s.php

on line 9

If I change the quotes to " instead of ' the error changes to:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\sitepointExamples\PHPAnthologyCode\Email\3s.php

on line 5

I'm thinking along the lines of characters being escaped incorrectly but I still haven't found a way of getting the code to run correctly. Has anyone any suggestions ?

 

[jamesp0tter]

can you show us the first 10 lines of E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\sitepointExamples\PHPAnthologyCode\Email\3s.php

? that would help solve the problem.

jamesp0tter,
jamespotter@netcabo.pt

p.s.: sorry for my (sometimes) bad english

 

[pcsmurf]

Sorry, the lines shown above are the complete file but I removed the blank lines.

line 9 is the last line: ?>
line 5 is the line: include "MySQL.php";

 

[sleipnir214]

Have you tried, instead of tinkering with the include_path, using the full pathname of the file to be included?



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[sleipnir214]

Also, have you tried using forward slashes instead of backslashes in your path?

I understand you're running PHP on a Win32 machine, but PHP will still know what you're talking about.



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[pcsmurf]

Yes. I originally tried using the full path but with errors saying that the file could not be found. I assumed this to be some problem with the path being used to find the files so I tried explicitly setting the search path.

I've also tried using forward slashes without success.

 

[sleipnir214]

Show me what you're doing when you use the full path.



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[pcsmurf]

Using the code:

<?php
include ("\

http://www\common\MySQL.php");

?>

I get the following errors:

Warning: main(\

http://www\common\MySQL.php):

failed to open stream: No such file or directory in E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\sitepointExamples\PHPAnthologyCode\Email\3s.php

on line 2

Warning: main(): Failed opening '\

http://www\common\MySQL.php'

for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\sitepointExamples\PHPAnthologyCode\Email\3s.php

on line 2

 

[sleipnir214]

I think I see the problem. You're assuming that include() is constrained by the document root of your current web site. It is not.

"\

http://www\common\MySQL.php"

is not referring to "E:\IntraNetData\

http://www\common\MySQL.php",

but rather to "E:\

http://www\common\MySQL.php".

Another thing...If you're going to use backslashes as parts of filenames in a PHP string literal, either use single quotes or escape your backslashes. If, for example, you were to use:

include ("\new_file.php")

PHP would interpret the string not as "backslash new_filename.php" but as "newline new_filename.php"



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[pcsmurf]

Putting it altogether I get:

include ('\intranetdata\

http://www\common\MySQL.php');

which works a treat.

Many, many thanks,