Correct PHP Syntax

[Giarc86]

Hoping someone can help me. What would the correct syntax be to insert a Form/Input button into a PHP table? I want to insert a checkbox for each row.

I get a "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' " which I did Google but I can't find where I am missing anything or where any \ should go.

<?php
echo "<table width='800' border='1' align='center' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'>

<tr>
<th>First Level.</th>
<th>Second Level</th>
<th>Third Level</th>
<th>Date</th>

</tr>";

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
	  
  echo "<tr>";
  echo "<td>" 
     '<form name="udform" method="GET" action="./test_udel.php"  enctype="multipart/form-data">' "</td>" ;
  echo "<td>" 
      ' <input type="checkbox" name="delete[]" value="' . $row['id'] . '" />' "</td>";
  echo "<td>" 
      ' </form> ' "</td>" ;
  echo "<td>" . $row['firstlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['secondlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['thirdlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['mydate'] . "</td>";
  echo "</tr>";
  
    }
echo "</table>";
?>

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks

 

[Neverwhere]

Could it be that you need to escape out some of the apostrophes/qoutes(what are those called again - inverted comma's? lol I'm drawing a blank) in those echo statements? Like inside the while loop, the second line:

echo "<td>"

Doesn't that second " essentially close the echo statement.. which is why the error says it's expecting a ';'

I'm a designer not a coder, so I could be wrong wrt to php.

 

[dabouncer]

  echo "<tr>";
  echo "<td><form name=\"udform\" method=\"GET\" action=\"./test_udel.php\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\"></td>";
  echo "<td><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"delete[]\" value=".$row['id']."></td>";
  echo "<td></form></td>" ;
  echo "<td>" . $row['firstlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['secondlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['thirdlevel'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['mydate'] . "</td>";
  echo "</tr>";

 

[alley5555]

did the above solution work?

 

[GreGorGy]

<?php
...
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
	  
  echo "<tr>";
  echo "<td>" 
     '<form name="udform" method="GET" action="./test_udel.php"  enctype="multipart/form-data">' "</td>" ;
 ...

?>

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks

See that? echo "<td>" '<form name

Between your " and your ' at least a . will concatenate them. even better
echo '<td><form..etc'

 

[<?php?>]

NO!

<form method="POST" action="handler.php" >
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>My Header</th>
<th>Delete</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<?php
for (mysql_fetch_array($result) = $row)
{
?>

<tr>
<td><?php echo $row['mykey']; ?></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="delete_<?php echo $row['id']; ?>" value="<?php echo $row['id']; ?>" /></td>
</tr>

<?php
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>

 

[rorz0r]

What <?php?> said...

 

[murraybiscuit]

agreed. don't parse html through php if you don't have to.
end tags are also optional in html table sub-elements, as with list items.

 

[James]

You should be using mysql_fetch_assoc() and not mysql_fetch_array()

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Also you can do this in PHP when mixing HTML a lot

<?php if ($myvale==True): ?>
<?php else: ?>
<?php endif ?>

and

<?php for($icount = 1; $icount < 10; $icount++): ?>
<?php endfor ?>

Its easier than having to maintain {}

 

[James]

NO!

<form method="POST" action="handler.php" >
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>My Header</th>
<th>Delete</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<?php
for (mysql_fetch_assoc($result) = $row)
{
?>

<tr>
<td><?=$row['mykey'];?></td>
<td><input type="checkbox" name="delete_<?=$row['id']; ?>" value="<?$row['id']; ?>" /></td>
</tr>

<?php
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>

If short tags are enabled, this would be better

 

[Giarc86]

Thanks for all the help guys Appreciate it. dabouncer's solution worked, but since then I had to scrap the table and redo it, and it is still working fine now.
Thanks

 

[evilsee]

If short tags are enabled, this would be better

Nope, dont ever rely on short tags being enabled, they aren't by default. Its not a problem if you have setup and configured your own server.

 

[<?php?>]

Nope, dont ever rely on short tags being enabled, they aren't by default. Its not a problem if you have setup and configured your own server.

+1

 

[Giarc86]

I don't have short tags enabled haha