unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRIN

[sammentor]

Hi,
Kindly sort me out on this nagging issue, Unexpecting T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_string or T_variable or T_NUM_STRING.
HERE IS THE CODE:

<?php
 
class mainSport {
  var $host;
  var $username;
  var $password;
  var $table;
 
      public function display_public() {
          $q = "SELECT * FROM sportsDB ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 3";
        $r = mysql_query($q);
 
            if ( $r !== false && mysql_num_rows($r) > 0 ) {
                  while ( $a = mysql_fetch_assoc($r) ) {
                    $title = stripslashes($a['title']);
                    $bodytext = stripslashes($a['bodytext']);
 
                    $entry_display .= <<<ENTRY_DISPLAY
 
                    <h2>$title</h2>
                    <p>
                      $bodytext
                        </p>
 
                    ENTRY_DISPLAY;
                  }
        } else {
              $entry_display = <<<ENTRY_DISPLAY
 
            <h2>This Page Is Under Construction</h2>
            <p>
              No entries have been made on this page.
              Please check back soon, or click the
              link below to add an entry!
            </p>
 
            ENTRY_DISPLAY;
        }
        $entry_display .= <<<ADMIN_OPTION
 
        <p class="admin_link">
          <a href="{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}?admin=1">Add a New Entry</a>
        </p>
 
        ADMIN_OPTION;
 
            return $entry_display;
 
  }
 
  public function display_admin() {
    return <<<ADMIN_FORM
 
    <form action="{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}" method="post">
      <label for="title">Title:</label>
      <input name="title" id="title" type="text" maxlength="150" />
      <label for="bodytext">Body Text:</label>
      <textarea name="bodytext" id="bodytext"></textarea>
      <input type="submit" value="Create This Entry!" />
    </form>
 
    ADMIN_FORM;
 
      }
 
  public function write() {
      if ( $p['title'] )
          $title = mysql_real_escape_string($p['title']);
    if ( $p['bodytext'])
          $bodytext = mysql_real_escape_string($p['bodytext']);
    if ( $title && $bodytext ) {
          $created = time();
          $sql = "INSERT INTO testDB VALUES('$title','$bodytext','$created')";
          return mysql_query($sql);
    } else {
      return false;
    }
 
  }
 
  public function connect() {
          mysql_connect($this->host,$this->username,$this->password) or die("Could not connect. " . mysql_error());
        mysql_select_db($this->table) or die("Could not select database. " . mysql_error());
 
        return $this->buildDB();
  }
 
  private function buildDB() {
      $sql = <<<MySQL_QUERY
        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sportsDB (
            title       VARCHAR(150),
            bodytext    TEXT,
            created     VARCHAR(100)
        )
        MySQL_QUERY;
 
        return mysql_query($sql);
 
    }
}
?>

[Atli]

Hey.

The problem is that you are using the heredoc syntax incorrectly. Check out the Heredoc syntax part in the manual.

Basically, the end delimiter must be the first thing in the line. If there is so much as a white-space before it, you will get a syntax error.

<?php
    // Will NOT work
    $var = <<<HEREDOC
 
    HEREDOC;
 
    // Will work
    $var = <<<HEREDOC
 
HEREDOC;
?>