Parse Error

[evaluv]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting ']' in /usr/export/www/hosting/evaluv/buydog.php on line 53

<?php$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

Line 53 is the third line in my little code-wrapped thing.How do I fix this? (Please keep it simple, I'm only 14!)

[imrie]

Have you defined the variables?

[evaluv]

Defined the variables?How would I do that?I was told to putin and that it would hide the error until the forms were filled out, and that then the variables would be defined.

[justsomeguy]

There's not a syntax error in the code you posted, post the full code. Often the actual error is on a previous line from where the error message identifies confusion.

[evaluv]

<?phpinclude ('connect.php');?><?phperror_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);?><form name="buydog" method="post" action="buydog.php">Name:<input name="name" type="text"><br>Breed:<select name="breed" type="text"><option value="golden_retriever">Golden Retriever</option><option value="german_shepherd_dog">German Shepherd Dog</option><option value="bernese_mountain_dog">Bernese Mountain Dog</option><option value="american_pitbull_terrier">American Pitbull Terrier</option></select><br>Gender:<select name="gender"><option value="female">Female</option><option value="male">Male</option></select><br><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Buy Dog"</form><?php$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);?><?php$ownerid = $_SESSION['id']?><?phpif ((!isset($_POST['{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}else{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}?><?php$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

[justsomeguy]

This is the problem:if ((!isset($_POST['Also, you can remove all the excess PHP tags. You can convert this:

<?php$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);?><?php$ownerid = $_SESSION['id']?><?phpif ((!isset($_POST['{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}else{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}?><?php$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

to this:

<?php$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);$ownerid = $_SESSION['id']if ((!isset($_POST['{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}else{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

it still has the same syntax error though. Also, your submit button tag is missing a closing bracket.

[evaluv]

This is the problem:if ((!isset($_POST['Also, you can remove all the excess PHP tags. You can convert this:

<?php$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);?><?php$ownerid = $_SESSION['id']?><?phpif ((!isset($_POST['{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}else{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}?><?php$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

to this:

<?php$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);$ownerid = $_SESSION['id']if ((!isset($_POST['{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}else{echo "Thanks for buying a dog!";}$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$dogbreed', '$doggender')") or die("Error:".mysql_error());?>

it still has the same syntax error though. Also, your submit button tag is missing a closing bracket.

Thanks

[evaluv]

never mind,

[murfitUK]

And missing ; after $ownerid = $_SESSION['id']

[imrie]

Defined the variables?How would I do that?I was told to putin and that it would hide the error until the forms were filled out, and that then the variables would be defined.

This is defining variables:

$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);

You had defined them.