I keep getting this error message and would love your help

[hpailles]

I keep getting this error, could somebody help?

Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in C:\wamp\www\Contact Database\addentry.php on line 5

<?php
if ((!$_POST) || (isset($_GET["master_id])){
        //haven't seen the form, so show it
        $display_block = "
        <form method=\"post\" action=\"".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."\">
 
    if (isset($_GET["master_id"])) {
        //connect to database
        $mysqli = mysqli_connect("localhost", "test", "test", "houseinsandiego");
 
        ??get first, last names for display/tests validity
        $get_names_sql = "SELECT concat_ws(' ',f_name, l_name) AS display_name
                            FROM master_name WHERE id = '".$_GET["master_id"]."'";
        $get_names_res = mysqli_query($mysqli, $get_names_sql)
                            or die(mysqli_error($mysqli));

[Dormilich]

you forgot to close the last string part in line 5.

[hpailles]

@hpailles
thanks, now, how about this other parse error?

Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\Contact Database\addentry.php on line 69

if ($_GET) {
$display_block .= "<input type=\"hidden\"name=\"master_id\"
value=\"".$_GET["master_id"]."\">"
}

[TheServant]

Not sure without more code, but there might be some confusion with using double quotes to call your $_GET variable. Try:

if ($_GET) {
$display_block .= "<input type=\"hidden\"name=\"master_id\"
value=\"".$_GET['master_id']."\" />"
 

I also added and extra '/' at the end as HTMl should have a self closing element like:

<input />

[Dormilich]

missing semi-colon.

@TheServant: strictly speaking, the self closing tag (<tagName />) is only required in XML, in HTML it is an error, which is gracefully ignored.

[TheServant]

@Dormilich
Ahhh yes. Now it's glaring me in the face. I have spent too long in VB, forgetting my semi-colons :S

And thanks for the XML/HTML correction. I can't stand incorrect things like that... One of my pet hates.