PHP help

I'm still new in PHP so I opened this Tread because I need help when I get stuck.

Now I'm working on script which will put News in the database.

News is written by form, but date and time are automatic with date function. When I finished, I have a problem:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in C:\xampp\htdocs\Stranica\cms\dodaj-vijest.php on line 10

so, here is the code of script:

<?php
$vijest = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['vijest']);
$submit = $_POST['submit'];

string date ( string $format );

if(isset($submit)) {

if(($vijest) == "") {
echo "Niste upisali vijest.<br></b></font>";
$reg="true";
}

    if($reg != "true") {
    mysql_query("INSERT INTO vijesti (datum,vijest) VALUES ('$format','$vijest')") or die(mysql_error());
    echo "Vijest je dodana!";

}
}

?>

PHP:

Where is a mistake?

Keep in mind that I'm new in PHP and I learn by the way while I'm working, so noob and stupid mistakes are possible...

 

if(($vijest) == "") {

Should be
if($vijest == "") {

 

Thank you, I do this, but this is not a problem. The problem stays.

Line 10 is:

string date ( string $format );

PHP:

in this line is a problem.

now i see, in the Error writes line 10, but there is line 5 because this is only a part of the Code. i delete code for connecting on database because there are my username and pass of database...

sorry for confusion...

 

totally skipped over that.... take it you want the date?
replace :

string date ( string $format );
with :
echo date("m.d.y");

or push it to a variable...

$today = date("m.d.y");

Will give you 07.15.08

More examples can be found here:
http://us2.php.net/date

 

string date ( string $format );

PHP:

should be

date ($format);
//Eg date('d M y, H:i',time());

PHP:

Looks like you copied from the PHP manual blindly!
First learn to use the date() function

 

thank you on answers! I do what rohan_shenoy say and now it works, but when upload, something is not working - logical mistake! now i go to take a bath, and later i will take a look on mistakes and if i can't solve, i will paste code here.

yes, a copy from manual - i told you that i'm a beginner ( noob ) in PHP so i work and learn...

 

Now, I'm looking at the form but I don't know where is the problem...

The form is working - problem is logical. when i write Vijest in textbox and hit Submit, it writes that the news is being added, but when i go see in database, there is the news, but date isn't here. type of filed for date is DATETIME and there writes 0000-00-00 00:00:00 which means that the date isn't inserted.

Here is the code:

<?php
$vijest = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['vijest']);
$submit = $_POST['submit'];

date ($format);

if(isset($submit)) {

if($vijest == "") {
echo "Niste upisali vijest.<br></b></font>";
$reg="true";
}

    if($reg != "true") {
    mysql_query("INSERT INTO vijesti (datum,vijest) VALUES ('$format','$vijest')") or die(mysql_error());
    echo "Vijest je dodana!";

}
}

?>
<div id="main">
<form action="" method="post">
<center>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Vijest:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="vijest"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Pošalji" ></td></tr>
</table>
</center>
</form>

PHP:

 

replace :
date ($format);

with
$date = date("m.d.y");

then replace :
mysql_query("INSERT INTO vijesti (datum,vijest) VALUES ('$format','$vijest')") or die(mysql_error());

with:
mysql_query("INSERT INTO vijesti (datum,vijest) VALUES ('$date','$vijest')") or die(mysql_error());

 

Thank you, but I solve this problem.

Now I have another problem with script who select this from database and echo this.

Here is the code:

<?php 

$upit = 'SELECT datum,vijest FROM vijesti ORDER BY datum DESC LIMIT 5';
$rezultat_upita = mysql_query($upit);

while ($redak = @mysql_fetch_array($rezultat_upita));

function convert_date($datum){
$year = substr($datum, 0,4);
$month = substr($datum, 5,2); 
$day = substr($datum, 8,2); 
$rezultat = $day . "." . $month . "." . $year . ".";
return $rezultat;
};
$result = convert_date($datum);
echo ("<p>$result - ".$redak['vijest']."</p>");
?>

PHP:

When I start this script, it writes only "-..." , but doesn't write the datum and vijest.

( sorry on stupid mistakes, but I'm still new, I'm still learning )

 

Problem solved!

<?php 
$upit = 'SELECT datum,vijest FROM vijesti ORDER BY datum DESC LIMIT 5';
$rezultat_upita = mysql_query($upit);

echo ("");
while ($redak = @mysql_fetch_array($rezultat_upita)) {

$datum = $redak['datum'];

function convert_date($datum){
$year = substr($datum, 0,4);
$month = substr($datum, 5,2); 
$day = substr($datum, 8,2); 
$rezultat = $day . "." . $month . "." . $year . ".";
return $rezultat;
};
$result = convert_date($datum);
echo ("<p>$result - ".$redak['vijest']."</p>");
}
?>

PHP:

 

Again problems...

I upload script and when I add once in database one line, it works, but when I add more news, it writes last added, and then came and error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare convert_date() (previously declared in /home/svijetig/public_html/cms/datum.php:11) in /home/svijetig/public_html/cms/datum.php on line 11

Why?

 

anybody knows?

 

That because the function is being declared twice. Do you include() or require() it? If yes, than use include_once() or require_once() functions.

or you may also use

if(!function_exists("myFuncName"))
{
   function myFuncName()
   {
   //what to do
   }
}

PHP:

 

No, I didn't include() or require() it...

Here is the code:

<?php $upit = 'SELECT datum,vijest FROM vijesti ORDER BY datum DESC LIMIT 5';

$rezultat_upita = mysql_query($upit);

echo ("");
while ($redak = @mysql_fetch_array($rezultat_upita)) {

$datum = $redak['datum'];

function convert_date($datum){
$year = substr($datum, 0,4);
$month = substr($datum, 5,2); 
$day = substr($datum, 8,2); 
$rezultat = $day . "." . $month . "." . $year . ".";
return $rezultat;};

$result = convert_date($datum);

echo ("<p>$result - ".$redak['vijest']."</p>");}?>

PHP:

 

Problem solved with

if(!function_exists("myFuncName"))
{
   function myFuncName()
   {
   //what to do
   }
}

PHP:

Thank you, rohan!