amazing syntax error

06-10-2007, 12:18 AM

Dean said the following on 28/12/2005 15:50:
> Amazing. Maybe more a PHP problem.
>
> This little phscript works perfect with PHP 5.0 and Mysql 5.0 ...under
> Windows with IE and Netscape 8.0. Exactly the
> same script gives a syntax error on line: b=<?=$rec?> (little green arrow
> pointing to <?) with PHP 5.0 and Mysql 5.0
> and Netscape 7.2 under Linux (redhat 9.0).
>
> The script code:
> <html><body>
> <?php
> $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "pw")
> or die("Impossible de se connecter : " . mysql_error());
> $dbsel = mysql_select_db('mydb', $link);
> $sql = "SELECT logon, number FROM mytable";
> $result = mysql_query($sql);
> $rec=mysql_num_rows($result);
> echo $rec; // = 12
> ?>
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> b = <?=$rec?>; // error line
> alert(b);
> </script>
>
> </body></html>
>
> (Variable $rec = 12 )
>
> I really don't know what's wrong with this code ...

Well, you haven't said whether you're getting a PHP syntax error or a
JavaScript error. If it's JavaScript error, then the PHP has nothing to
do with it, and vice versa. Either way, it's nothing to do with MySQL
(this is evident from the fact that echo $rec; gives a value).

In future, please learn to narrow down the possible causes, and post to
appropriate groups accordingly, as well as snipping irrelevant bits of code.

Note that whether you're able to use <?= ?> tags is
configuration-dependent, namely "short tags" option. Look it up in the
manual...

--
Oli

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