Thanks for your input. I made the change that you
suggested and it worked!
In essence, my error was writing html code w/in a php
tag right? In the future if I want to do this, I just
have to proceed my html with the echo or print
statement.
--- Zareef Ahmed <zareef.ahmed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 17:21:03 -0800 (PST), Patrick
> Roane
> <fojomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm trying to execute my php code from w/in the
> same
> > page as my form. I've done this before, but
> recently
> > i've been getting some parse errors.
> >
> > Is there a certain way of writing the following so
> it
> > works with my form?
> >
> > For example, do I use:
> >
> > action="<?php print $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>
> >
> > or,
> >
> > action="{' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '}">
> >
> > Currently, the error I get is:
> >
> > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in
> > c:\wamp\www\php_excercises\grabfile.php on line 13
> >
> > My code is below:
> >
> > <form enctype="multipart/form-data"
> > name="frmUploadFile" action="<?PHP echo $me;?>">
> >
> Error lies in these lines
>
> > <?php
> Your PHP tag is start.
> > <form method="post" action="<?php print
> but you write a normal html without a print or echo.
> > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>">
> > /* action="{' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '}">
> */
> >
> > ?>
>
> it must be like this
> <?php
> print "<form method='post'
> action='{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}'>";
> ?>
>
> or
>
> print "<form method='post' action='"; // Note single
> quotes before
> closing double quotes.
> print $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
> print "'>";
>
> Remember once you have started a PHP tag you must
> use php things only .
> Even if you want to write HTML then include it in
> print or echo statements.
>
> Zareef Ahmed
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > <a href="http://www.devarticles.com";>
> >
> > <img border="0"
> > src="http://www.devarticles.com/dlogo.gif";>
> >
> > </a>
> >
> > <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
> > bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
> >
> > <tr>
> >
> > <td width="100%" bgcolor="#FF9900" height="22"
> > colspan="2">
> >
> > <p style="margin-left: 10"><b><font face="Verdana"
> > size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
> >
> > Upload a File</font></b></td>
> >
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> >
> > <td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB" colspan="2">
> >
> > <p style="margin-left: 10; margin-right: 10"><font
> > face="Verdana" size="2">
> >
> > <br>Please select a file from your local computer
> to
> > upload to our web server
> >
> > for saving in our database. This file can be of
> any
> > type you like. Once you
> >
> > have chosen a file, please click on the
> "Upload
> > this file" button below.
> >
> > <br> </font></td>
> >
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> >
> > <td width="15%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <p style="margin-left: 10"><font face="Verdana"
> > size="2">
> >
> > File Description:</font></td>
> >
> > <td width="85%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <input type="text" name="strDesc" size="20"
> > maxlength="50"></td>
> >
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> >
> > <td width="15%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <p style="margin-left: 10"><font face="Verdana"
> > size="2">File Location:</font></td>
> >
> > <td width="85%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <font face="Verdana" size="2">
> >
> > <input type="file" name="fileUpload"
> > size="20"></font></td>
> >
> > </tr>
> >
> > <tr>
> >
> > <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <p style="margin-left: 10"><font face="Verdana"
> > size="2">
> >
> > <br>
> >
> > <br>
> >
> > </font></td>
> >
> > <td width="67%" bgcolor="#FFE3BB">
> >
> > <font face="Verdana" size="2">
> >
> > <input type="submit" value="Upload this file"
> > name="cmdSubmit"></font></td>
> >
> > </tr>
> >
> > </table>
> >
> > </form>
> >
> > <?php
> > } else {
> > // GrabFile.php: Takes the details
> >
> > // of the new file posted as part
> >
> > // of the form and adds it to the
> >
> > // myBlobs table of our myFiles DB.
> >
> > global $strDesc;
> >
> > global $fileUpload;
> >
> > global $fileUpload_name;
> >
> > global $fileUpload_size;
> >
> > global $fileUpload_type;
> >
> > // Make sure both a description and
> >
> > // file have been entered
> >
> > if(empty($strDesc) || $fileUpload == "none")
> >
> > die("You must enter both a description and file");
> >
> > // Database connection variables
> >
> > $dbServer = "localhost";
> >
> > $dbDatabase = "myFiles";
> >
> > $dbUser = "";
> >
> > $dbPass = "";
> >
> > $fileHandle = fopen($fileUpload, "r");
> >
> > $fileContent = fread($fileHandle,
> $fileUpload_size);
> >
> > $fileContent = addslashes($fileContent);
> >
> > $sConn = mysql_connect($dbServer, $dbUser,
> $dbPass)
> >
> > or die("Couldn't connect to database server");
> >
> > $dConn = mysql_select_db($dbDatabase, $sConn)
> >
> > or die("Couldn't connect to database
> $dbDatabase");
> >
> > $dbQuery = "INSERT INTO myBlobs VALUES ";
> >
> > $dbQuery .= "(0, '$strDesc', '$fileContent',
> > '$fileUpload_type')";
> >
> > mysql_query($dbQuery) or die("Couldn't add file to
> > database");
> >
> > echo "<h1>File Uploaded</h1>";
> >
> > echo "The details of the uploaded file are shown
> > below:<br><br>";
> >
> > echo "<b>File name:</b> $fileUpload_name <br>";
> >
> > echo "<b>File type:</b> $fileUpload_type <br>";
> >
> > echo "<b>File size:</b> $fileUpload_size <br>";
> >
> > echo "<b>Uploaded to:</b> $fileUpload <br><br>";
> >
> > echo "<a href='uploadfile.php'>Add Another
> File</a>";
> >
> > ?>
> > </body>
> >
> > </html>
> >
> > =====
> > Patrick Roane
> > Web design and development
> > www.franklin-band.com
> > Fox River Grove, Il.
> >
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> Zareef Ahmed :: A PHP Developer in India ( Delhi )
> Homepage :: http://www.zareef.net
>
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Fox River Grove, Il.
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