Parse error in header.php?

[Guest]

This is the message:

Parse error: parse error in /header.php on line 56

 

And this is the code I changed:

 

<table border="0" width="760" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<tr class="header">

<td><table width="760" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="114" align="center"><tr><td height="58"><img src="top2.jpg" alt="top"></td></tr><tr><td height="34"><img src="mid5.jpg" alt="mid"></td></tr><tr><td height="22"><img src="bot2.jpg" alt="bot"></td></tr></table><table width="760" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="38" align="center"><tr><td bgcolor="white"><center><img src="gifts.jpg" alt="gifts"></center></td></tr></table></td></tr>

</table>

 

Any ideas what the parse error is? And what is a parse error by definition?

[Guest]

ah okay I see what I now did wrong.

 

I wanted to take out the my account, shopping cart etc. images in the header but I took out as well the my account, shopping cart etc. text as well.

 

Once I found that and put it back no more parse error. So that problem is solved. I still would like to know the definition of a parse error besides meaning that you messed up. :wink:

[mattice]

I still would like to know the definition of a parse error besides meaning that you messed up.  :wink:

 

A parse error means the php code encountered a problem while parsing your code. That in turn means there is a 'spelling' error of some kind. It ussually will give you additional info.. like 'Expecting such and such on line so and so'.

 

General rules on parse errors:

[*]Ignore ALL errors printed below the first one. They are likely to be a result of the first error.

[*]Also check the lines ABOVE the line number stated.

[*]Take a drink, walk away for 5 mins and try again if you can't find it at first :)

 

Mattice

[Guest]

ah okay, well thanks again mattice. I understand it now. Learning about PHP has not been as hard as I have prior experience with Perl and of course HTML etc.