Hello please help

Total php beginner please help i am going crazy
my home-page opens finishes loading but with error's on page and my hitcounter does not display on my site but it's still logging my site

I looked through my site files and found this error below.
Is this the problem i hope please help me everything is so complex for me to understand alone: thanks so much

$sql="select * from links_location where location='l'";

$rs=mysql_query($sql) or die("error in common.inc.php at line 257");

while($rec=mysql_fetch_array($rs))


This is my hitcounter stat.php file
<?

include("include/common.inc.php");

global $Call;

switch($Call)

{

case"":

start_stats();

break;



case"show_pages":

show_pages();

break;

}





function start_stats()

{

global $load_url,$title,$current_sid,$REMOTE_ADDR,$ip_address,$resolution,$color_depth,$browser,$platform,$countryName,$visited_from,$member_id,$hit_counter,$done,$url;

$sqls="select counter from counter where member_id=$member_id";

$rss=mysql_query($sqls) or die("error");

if(mysql_numrows($rss)>0)

{

$recs=mysql_fetch_array($rss);

$hit_counter=$recs[0]+1;



}

else

{

$hit_counter=0;

}





if(empty($current_sid))

{

$sql="select * from counter where member_id=$member_id";

$rs=mysql_query($sql) or die("Unable to check the existence of member");

if(mysql_numrows($rs)>0)

{



$sql="Update counter set counter=counter+1 where member_id=$member_id";

mysql_query($sql) or die("Unable to update counter.");

}

else

{

$sql="insert into counter values($member_id,1)";

mysql_query($sql) or die("Unable to update counter.");

}





$ip_address=$REMOTE_ADDR;

$ip_address=$REMOTE_ADDR;

get_country();

$last_login=getmysqldate(getukdate(date("Y-m-j")));

$time=date("G:i:s");

$last_login=$last_login." ".$time;

$sql="insert into visitor_stats values('',$member_id,\"$ip_address\",\"$last_login\",\"$resolution\",\"$color_depth\",\"$browser\",\"$platform\",\"$visited_from\")";

mysql_query($sql) or die("Unable to make log of login .");







}

if(empty($current_sid))

{

$current_sid=session.session_id();

session_register("current_sid");

}







?>



<script language='JavaScript' src='<?=$url?>authorization.js'>

</script>

<form name='frm' method='post' action='stat.php'>

<input type='hidden' name='Call' value='show_pages'>

<input type='hidden' name='load_url' value='<?=$load_url?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='title' value='<?=$title?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='current_sid' value='<?=$current_sid?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='REMOTE_ADDR' value='<?=$REMOTE_ADDR?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='ip_address' value='<?=$ip_address?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='resolution' value='<?=$resolution?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='color_depth' value='<?=$color_depth?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='browser' value='<?=$browser?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='platform' value='<?=$platform?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='countryName' value='<?=$countryName?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='visited_from' value='<?=$visited_from?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='member_id' value='<?=$member_id?>'>

<input type='text' name='hit_counter' value='<?=$hit_counter?>'>

<input type='hidden' name='done' value='<?=$done?>'>

</form>









<?

if(empty($done))

{

$done="no";

?>

<script language='javascript'>

frm.submit();

</script>

<?

}





}



function show_pages()

{

global $HTTP_POST_VARS,$done,$url;



?>

<FRAMESET rows='0,*' frameborder='no' scrolling=no MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0>

<FRAME SRC='<?=$url?>stat.php?member_id=<?=$HTTP_POST_VARS[member_id]?>&current_sid=<?=$HTTP_POST_VARS[current_sid]?>&done=<?=$HTTP_POST_VARS[done]?>' scrolling=no MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 name='frame1' noresize>

<FRAME SRC='<?=$HTTP_POST_VARS[load_url]?>' name='frame2' noresize>

</FRAMESET>

<?

}