Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE

[LadyBrighid]

I just put up a Top Site List. When a member trys to look at the FAQ's or Vote, they see this error...

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/autosurf/public_html/lang/l1/misc.php on line 1

Here is the first part of misc.php- What do I fix?

<?php$lang = array ('rate_1-5' => 'Please choose a rating between 1 and 5 for','rate' => 'Rate','site_information' => 'Site Information','info' => 'Information','email_user' => 'E-Mail this Site Owner','vote_for_site' => 'Vote for this Site!','not_allow_email' => 'Sorry, this user does not allow users to send e-mails to them.','email_user_intro' => 'Use the below form to e-mail this site owner. Just fill in the form, and when you are ready click \'Send\'','send' => 'Send!','your_email' => 'Your E-mail','your_name' => 'Your Name','to_name' => 'To Name','to_email' => 'To E-mail','your_message' => 'Your Message','name_short' => 'The name entered is to short, please try again.','message_short' => 'The message entered is to short, please try again','from' => 'From','email_sent' => 'Your e-mail has been sent successfully!','no_comments' => 'Sorry, this site has no comments submited.','comments' => 'Comments','submit_comments' => 'Submit Comments','comments_added' => 'Your comments have been added successfully',

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld LadyBrighid,

my wild guess

<?php$lang

needs a space or hard return

<?php $lang
or
<?php
$lang

i think the hard return is better

[LadyBrighid]

Ok. I did that. But still get the error...

<?php

$lang = array (
'rate_1-5' => 'Please choose a rating between 1 and 5 for',
'rate' => 'Rate',
'site_information' => 'Site Information',
'info' => 'Information',
'email_user' => 'E-Mail this Site Owner',
'vote_for_site' => 'Vote for this Site!',
'not_allow_email' => 'Sorry, this user does not allow users to send e-mails to them.',

[jatar_k]

that is a big array

I am assuming there is more to that line as it isn't finished

if you split them all up on seperate lines does it give you the error on the same line?

[LadyBrighid]

I get this error now...

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting '(' in /home/autosurf/public_html/lang/l1/misc.php on line 2

<?php
$lang = array 'rate_1-5' => 'Please choose a rating between 1 and 5 for','rate' => 'Rate','site_information' => 'Site Information','info' => 'Information','email_user' => 'E-Mail this Site Owner','vote_for_site' => 'Vote for this Site!','not_allow_email' => 'Sorry, this user does not allow users to send e-mails to them.','email_user_intro' => 'Use the below form to e-mail this site owner. Just fill in the form, and when you are ready click \'Send\'','send' => 'Send!','your_email' => 'Your E-mail','your_name' => 'Your Name','to_name' => 'To Name','to_email' => 'To E-mail','your_message' => 'Your Message','name_short' => 'The name entered is to short, please try again.',

[LadyBrighid]

Got it to work finally. After staring at it for 10 minutes, I noticed the ( wasn't there. Now it works.

Thanks so much for your help.

I am REALLY glad I found this forum.. I am trying to teach myself.

[jatar_k]

try formatting it this way and see where it tells you the error is

<?php
$lang = array 'rate_1-5' => 'Please choose a rating between 1 and 5 for',
'rate' => 'Rate',
'site_information' => 'Site Information',
'info' => 'Information',
'email_user' => 'E-Mail this Site Owner',
'vote_for_site' => 'Vote for this Site!',
'not_allow_email' => 'Sorry, this user does not allow users to send e-mails to them.',
'email_user_intro' => 'Use the below form to e-mail this site owner. Just fill in the form, and when you are ready click \'Send\'',
'send' => 'Send!',
'your_email' => 'Your E-mail',
'your_name' => 'Your Name',
'to_name' => 'To Name',
'to_email' => 'To E-mail',
'your_message' => 'Your Message',
'name_short' => 'The name entered is to short, please try again.',

[jatar_k]

ah, wait

I think it may be the word array

array is a function so all of the elements must be within ()

$lang = array(all the stuff goes here);

it may just be the missing parentheses