Hi all,

This is my first post and first attempt at PHP so sorry if this sounds daft. I'm about a fifth of the way through the php bible and a quarter through php/mysql for dummies, so it can only get better.

Anyway I'm getting this error when I try to run a form which takes the data from the form fields and inserts it into a mysql database I set up on my hosting account.

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ']' in /home/peilife/public_html/phpform.php on line 32

Here's the code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>PHP Form submit</TITLE>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="MAX's HTML Beauty++ 2004">
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<form action="<?php echo $SERVER?>" method="post">
">

<p> Please enter the name of the business: <BR>
<input type="text" name="$busname" size=40 value="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p> Please enter the phone number of the business: <BR>
<input type="text" name="$busphone" size=40 value="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p> Please enter the primary key: <BR>
<input type="text" name="$primkey" size=40 value="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p> Please enter the image location where the business image is stored: <BR>
<input type="text" name="$imageloc" size=40 value="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>"> <BR>

<input type="submit" value="submit"><input type="reset" value="clear values">

<?php
$user = "peilife_admin";
$host = "localhost";
$password = "*******";
$database = "peilife_busdir"


$connection = mysql_connect($host, $user, $password) or die ("Could not make connection to server");
**line 32**mysql_select_db ('peilife_admin') or die ("Couldn't select database");

$query1 = "INSERT INTO name(busname) VALUES ($busname)"
$query2 = "INSERT INTO phone(busphone) VALUES ($busphone)"
$query3 = "INSERT INTO primary(primkey) VALUES ($primkey)"
$query4 = "INSERT INTO images(imageloc) VALUES ($imageloc)"

$result1 = mysql_query($query1);
$result2 = mysql_query($query2);
$result3 = mysql_query($query3);
$result4 = mysql_query($query4);

echo "Record updated";

?>


</BODY>
</HTML>

I just added line 32 there to show where its going wrong. I've been googling for a while trying to find a solution but I can't figure it out. I'd be really grateful if anyone could help.

Thanks

Andy Seaton

$database = "peilife_busdir"

That line requires an ; (semicolon) at the end of it.

As do these lines..

$query1 = "INSERT INTO name(busname) VALUES ($busname)"
$query2 = "INSERT INTO phone(busphone) VALUES ($busphone)"
$query3 = "INSERT INTO primary(primkey) VALUES ($primkey)"
$query4 = "INSERT INTO images(imageloc) VALUES ($imageloc)"

Also line:
<form action="<?php echo $SERVER?>" method="post">
">

shouldnt have the additional "> at the end of it...

Thanks for the help mate, but that didn't seem to fix it. Any other suggestions? I'm still checking on it.

Thanks

Andy

In the line:

mysql_select_db ('peilife_admin') or die ("Couldn't select database");

You are selecting a database with named after your username, not the database name..

Should it not be:

mysql_select_db ('peilife_busdir') or die ("Couldn't select database");

?

$query1 = "INSERT INTO name(busname) VALUES ($busname)";
$query2 = "INSERT INTO phone(busphone) VALUES ($busphone)";
$query3 = "INSERT INTO primary(primkey) VALUES ($primkey)";
$query4 = "INSERT INTO images(imageloc) VALUES ($imageloc)";

Make sure to put single quote if $busname, $busphone, $primkey and $imageloc are varchar type in mysql.

Hope it helps.

Sorry guys, none of these suggestions has helped - if I comment out the offending line it just tells me the first line of php code is wrong - where I set the user. I can't figure this - its just not willing to run it.

Thanks for any help.

Andy

You should have to change the extension from *.html to *.php to execute the code that I have edited.....

You forgot to put semicolones. fix it.
Just Folow this code..
I think using PHP extension is a good approach. thank you

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>PHP Form submit</TITLE>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="MAX's HTML Beauty++ 2004">
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<?php

echo "
<form action=\"$SERVER[PHP_SELF]\" method=post>  
<p>Please enter the name of the business: <BR>
<input type=text name=busname size=40 value=$PHP_SELF>
<p> Please enter the phone number of the business: <BR>
<input type=text name=busphone size=40 value=$PHP_SELF>
<p> Please enter the primary key: <BR>
<input type=text name=primkey size=40 value=$PHP_SELF>
<p> Please enter the image location where the business image is stored: <BR>
<input type=text name=imageloc size=40 value=$PHP_SELF><BR>
<input type=submit value=submit name =submit><input type=reset value=clear name=reset>
</form>";

if ($submit=="submit"){  //$reset = reset type name and $ submit = submit type name

	$user = "peilife_admin";
	$host = "localhost";
	$password = "*******";
	$database = "peilife_busdir";
	//if (!($connection = mysql_connect("localhost","","")))
	if (!($connection = mysql_connect($user,$host,$password)))
		{
			print "<h3>could not connect to database</h3>\n";
			exit;
		}

	//$connection = mysql_connect($host, $user, $password) or die ("Could not make connection to server");
	mysql_select_db ('peilife_admin') or die ("Couldn't select database");
 

	$query1 = "INSERT INTO name(busname) VALUES ('$busname')";
	$query2 = "INSERT INTO phone(busphone) VALUES ('$busphone')";
	$query3 = "INSERT INTO primary(primkey) VALUES ('$primkey')";
	$query4 = "INSERT INTO images(imageloc) VALUES ('$imageloc')";

	$result1 = mysql_query($query1);
	$result2 = mysql_query($query2);
	$result3 = mysql_query($query3);
	$result4 = mysql_query($query4);

	echo "Record updated";
}
?>

</BODY>
</HTML>
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