Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<'

[VasillyGifts]

Hi

 

I've added some extra text for the products short description add-on and I'm now getting this error. I cannot see where the extra '<' is and whether I should be adding a '>' or removing the '<' I know it's in the following area. I'd appreciate any help.

 

 

$lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'manufacturers_id=' . $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] . '&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>;

} else {

$lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';

}

break;

 

Thanks!

[♥FWR Media]

Hi

 

I've added some extra text for the products short description add-on and I'm now getting this error. I cannot see where the extra '<' is and whether I should be adding a '>' or removing the '<' I know it's in the following area. I'd appreciate any help.

 

 

$lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'manufacturers_id=' . $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] . '&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>;

} else {

$lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';

}

break;

 

Thanks!

 

$lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'manufacturers_id=' . $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] . '&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';
} else {
$lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';
}
break;

[VasillyGifts]

$lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'manufacturers_id=' . $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] . '&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';
} else {
$lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</a></b><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '</b>';
}
break;

 

 

Thanks for that. However, I'm now getting the following error

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING based on the same text. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

[♥FWR Media]

Thanks for that. However, I'm now getting the following error

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING based on the same text. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

No there's nothing wrong with the code I posted, must be something else.

[MrPhil]

It's not a PHP error, but you do have your HTML tag nesting screwed up. You have

<a href="a URL"><b>link text</a></b><br>short desc</b>

I suspect you want something like

<a href="a URL"><b>link text</b></a><br>short desc<br>

 

You're also missing a closing ' at the end of the first line (fixed here):

if (...) {
 $lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 
                                        'manufacturers_id=' . $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] . 
                                        '&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . 
            '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</b></a><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '<br>';
} else {
 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 
                                         'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . 
            '"><b>' . $listing['products_name'] . '</b></a><br>' . $listing['short_desc'] . '<br>';

}

[VasillyGifts]

It was the closing ' that I had missed out. I have just noticed that FWR had corrected this in their first reply. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks to both of you for your help!