Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"'

[blazed]

Hi there,

I purchased this script from someone but it is not working and this person has ignored my emails for about 4 months now.

So I'm hopping that a kind php pro can maybe help me fix this. This is a traffic trade script for a game site that displays games from friends sites.

Here is the db.php file.

Code: [Select]

<?php
 $dbhost = 'localhost';
 $dbusername = 'username';
 $dbuserpassword = 'password';
 $default_dbname = 'dbname';
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = '';
 $MYSQL_ERROR = '';
 function db_connect($dbname="$default_dbname") {
 global $dbhost, $dbusername, $dbuserpassword, $default_dbname, $dbname;
 global $MYSQL_ERRNO, $MYSQL_ERROR;
 $link_id = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbusername, $dbuserpassword);
 if(!$link_id) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = 0;
 $MYSQL_ERROR = "Connection failed to the host $dbhost.";
 return 0;
 }
 else if(empty($dbname) && !mysql_select_db($default_dbname)) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = mysql_errno();
 $MYSQL_ERROR = mysql_error();
 return 0;
 }
 else return $link_id;
 } 
 function sql_error() {
 global $MYSQL_ERRNO, $MYSQL_ERROR;
 if(empty($MYSQL_ERROR)) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = mysql_errno();
 $MYSQL_ERROR = mysql_error();
 }
 return "$MYSQL_ERRNO: $MYSQL_ERROR";
 }
?>

And here is the error I"m getting,

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"' in /home/username/public_html/directory/exchange/db.php on line 8

I have minimal understanding with php so an explanation may not help me, I would need to see the full code to the db.php file above with the correction if possible.

Any help would be really appreciated.

[PhPHelper]

hi and welcome to the forum 

Not to sure whats causing the error but try this:

Code: [Select]

<?php
 $dbhost = 'localhost';
 $dbusername = 'username';
 $dbuserpassword = 'password';
 $default_dbname = 'dbname';
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = '';
 $MYSQL_ERROR = '';
 function db_connect($default_dbname) {
 global $dbhost, $dbusername, $dbuserpassword, $default_dbname, $dbname;
 global $MYSQL_ERRNO, $MYSQL_ERROR;
 $link_id = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbusername, $dbuserpassword);
 if(!$link_id) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = 0;
 $MYSQL_ERROR = "Connection failed to the host $dbhost.";
 return 0;
 }
 else if(empty($dbname) && !mysql_select_db($default_dbname)) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = mysql_errno();
 $MYSQL_ERROR = mysql_error();
 return 0;
 }
 else return $link_id;
 } 
 function sql_error() {
 global $MYSQL_ERRNO, $MYSQL_ERROR;
 if(empty($MYSQL_ERROR)) {
 $MYSQL_ERRNO = mysql_errno();
 $MYSQL_ERROR = mysql_error();
 }
 return "$MYSQL_ERRNO: $MYSQL_ERROR";
 }
?>

if that does not work come back and I'll try again.