Newbie afraid of editing files!

[modawg]

Bear in mind this is my first go at text-editing.

 

I was trying this http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/C...g_Area/Boxes/44

 

I simply went to file manager and changed

 

define('BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES', 'Categories');

 

to

 

define('BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES', 'Testing');

 

and now when I try to access the page:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /homepages/9/d92833281/htdocs/includes/languages/english.php on line 78

 

I really didn't think that I'd be able to fubar the page that quickly! On the bright side, I can still get into admin section.

 

BTW, this forum can really use a Newbie section.

[Guest]

The file manager is notorious for messing up those files. I'd restore from the original one, then edit it with something else.

 

-jared

[modawg]

Woohoo!

 

It worked! Thanks.

 

Can you or anybody else recommend any good php editors?

[Guest]

Oh, yes. Many. There are several threads on this already, so let's leave it at that rather than start another one, if that's ok with you.

 

Some _features_ I find very useful are syntax highlighting, multiple undo/redo, column copy-n-paste, multi-window editing. Other folks like built-in FTP clients, as well.

 

Whether you're running Linux, Macintosh, Windows, or something else, you have a LOT of choices for a good editor.

 

-jared

[modawg]

Noted.

 

Thanks again.

 

:)