Parse Error on new install

[Rahven]

phpinfo link

That's my php info, as you can see, the minimum requirements are met, and I'm not running in safe mode. I currently have a board up and running, recently upgraded to 1.5.1 with no problems. I wanted to install this board as a test board for layout changes and what not.

Not sure what the problem could be, but this is the error message:

Parse error: parse error in /home/cohtop/public_html/yabbse_test/install.php on line 649

and this is line 649 (according to my editor):

$linkid = mysql_connect($db_server, $db_user, $HTTP_POST_VARS['password3']) or return !print '

I'll be more than happy to give more info if necessary, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Rahven

[[Unknown]]

Odd... it shouldn't have any problems... oh, well - try this:

Search:

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   $linkid = mysql_connect($db_server, $db_user, $HTTP_POST_VARS['password3']) or return !print '
   <font color="red">
      Unable to connect to the MySQL server.  Check your password and try again.<br />
   </font>';
   mysql_select_db($db_name, $linkid) or return !print '
   <font color="red">
      Unable to connect to the database.  Check that the user is allowed to access that database.<br />
   </font>';

Replace:

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   $linkid = mysql_connect($db_server, $db_user, $HTTP_POST_VARS['password3']) or return (!print ('
   <font color="red">
      Unable to connect to the MySQL server.  Check your password and try again.<br />
   </font>'));
   mysql_select_db($db_name, $linkid) or return (!print ('
   <font color="red">
      Unable to connect to the database.  Check that the user is allowed to access that database.<br />
   </font>'));

-[Unknown]

[Rahven]

Thanks [Unknown], I replaced the section of code that you posted, with the new code, and I'm still getting the same error. I went so far as to CHMOD all the files and directories to 777 and still no luck.

I think I'm going to try to install 1.5.0, then upgrade. Theoretically that shouldn't make a difference. I can't help but think that this must be a very odd error, as I couldn't find a similar post on this forum.

And in case you were wondering about M$ characters in the code, there shouldn't be, I edited install.php in HomeSite 5, to My knowledge, that doesn't insert any odd characters.

Would be nice to find out what I did wrong though...

install.php was uploaded in ASCII, and yse151.ya was uploaded in Binary as per the instructions.

I guess I'll be back if I cant get 1.5.0 to install

Thanks,
Rahven

[Rahven]

the 1.5.0 install went off without a hitch, as did the upgrade. Not sure what the problem the 1.5.1 installer and I are having, lol

[Tracy]

I have to admit. I am having the same problems with the parse error on line 649 which is:

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  $linkid = mysql_connect($db_server, $db_user, $HTTP_POST_VARS['password3']) or return !print '




Tracy

[[Unknown]]

Try to download the package again.  I uploaded a new version of the installer that handles those two errors differently.

-[Unknown]

[Rahven]

Whatever you did seems to have cleared up the problem, I haven't clicked on everything yet, but it installed without a hitch...

Thanks much [Unknown]

-Rahven

[oldiesmann]

Ok. I just found another host (Portland Communications - portland.co.uk) and when I try to run the install for 1.5.1, I get the following error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING' in /host/o/l/d/p/o/r/oldiesmann.port5.com/install.php on line 574

According to Notepad, Line 574 is:

require_once ($HTTP_POST_VARS 'installdir'] . '/Settings.php');

Any idea what the problem could be?

[[Unknown]]

Looks like a connection error.  You might either download the file again, or replace that line with:

require_once ($HTTP_POST_VARS['installdir'] . '/Settings.php');

However, realize that one error might mean more.

-[Unknown]

[oldiesmann]

Well, I went through the entire install.php file and that's exactly what that line says. I can't get it to install (the regular version anyway).

[[Unknown]]

Well, I went through the entire install.php file and that's exactly what that line says. I can't get it to install (the regular version anyway).

Download a new one.  That's what I meant.

What I mean by connection error is that it seems like your download was messed up.  The file should not have that line.

-[Unknown]