What does Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING mean?

Yeah... what does Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING mean?

The code in question is

<?php

$dbcnx = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password")

mysql_query(status);

?>


Why doesn't this work??

Thanks.

-Ev

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> Yeah... what does Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING mean?
>
> The code in question is
>
> <?php
>
> $dbcnx = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password")
>
> mysql_query(status);
>
> ?>
>
>
> Why doesn't this work??

Hi,

What is "status" ?

Inside mysql_query() must be a string ($query) with the SQL query you wish.

--
Gromitt

On 27-Jul-2003, "EV3" <ev001@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah... what does Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING mean?
>
> The code in question is
>
> <?php
>
> $dbcnx = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password")
>
> mysql_query(status);
>
> ?>

It means you left the semicolon off the end of the mysql_connect()
statement.

Your next problem is the argument to mysql_query, unless 'status' is a
constant (in which case it should be capitalized, by convention) it needs a
$ (i.e. $status) to make it a variable.

--
Tom Thackrey
www.creative-light.com

"EV3" <ev001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yeah... what does Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING mean?
>
> The code in question is
>
> <?php
>
> $dbcnx = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password")
>
> mysql_query(status);
>
> ?>
>
>
> Why doesn't this work??

You missed a semi-colon after the mysql_connect line, causing the parse
error.

mysql_query(status); seems to be meaningless, you need to pass a query
string, and catch the result of the query.

You've not selected a database.

You've ignored return values.

HTH,

Andy