Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCA PSED_STRING, expecting ')'

[TanjaPetro]

Hello to everyone.

I changed a few files on my site and when I tried to log into the admin area I got this message:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCA PSED_STRING, expecting ')' in /home/secretsh/public_html/shop/admin/includes/boxes/catalog.php on line 31

Line 31 is line 16 below.

This is the code in the file:

 <?php
  $heading = array();
  $contents = array();
 
  $heading[] = array('text'  => BOX_HEADING_CATALOG,
                     'link'  => tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, 'selected_box=catalog'));
 
  if ($selected_box == 'catalog') {
    $contents[] = array('text'  => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS . '</a><br>' .
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES . '</a><br>' .
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_MANUFACTURERS, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_MANUFACTURERS . '</a><br>' .
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_REVIEWS, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_REVIEWS . '</a><br>' .
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_SPECIALS . '</a><br>' .
                                   //kgt - discount coupons
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED . '</a><br>'
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPONS, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>' );
                                   /***************
                                   '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED, '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">' . BOX_CATALOG_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED . '</a>' );
                                   ***************/
                                   //end kgt - discount coupons 
  }
 
  $box = new box;
  echo $box->menuBox($heading, $contents);
?>
            </td>
          </tr>
<!-- catalog_eof //--> 

I can't figure out what's wrong. Can any expert offer an opinion?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can advise me.

Tanja.

[Atli]

You are missing a dot at the end of line 15.

If you want to add two strings, you need to use the dot to concatenate them:

// This produces an parse error
$str = 'First' 'Second';
 
// It should be
$str = 'First' . 'Second';
 

[TanjaPetro]

@Atli
Perfect! My problem is solved. Thank you!