PHP Error when using HEREDOC

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I have a php file. I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING) in C:\wamp\www\spost.php on line 10

This is what on line 10 and before and after:
line 7:

PHP

$myFile = "servers.txt";

line 8:

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$fh = fopen($myFile, 'a') or die("can't open file");

line 9:

PHP

$stringData = <<<EOD

line 10:

PHP

<a href="$_POST['title'].html">$_POST['title']</a><br> \n

line 12:

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EOD;

line 13:

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fwrite($fh, $stringData);

line 14:

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fclose($fh);

I dont know what the problem is. I thought heredoc let me put variables in. I THINK it has
To do with the variables, because I took that block out and I got another error where another
variable was in yet another heredoc place.

What is the issue and how can I solve it?

Posted 12-Jul-13 16:12pm

G4mm4R4y

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thanh_bkhn · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-12T18:28:00

Solution 1

It's not about your heredoc, it's just a wrong using of variable name inside a string of PHP.
String doesn't let you put array element directly inside it without curry braces.
Try this:

PHP

$stringData = <<<EOD
<a href="{$_POST['title']}.html">{$_POST['title']}</a><br> \n
EOD;

Posted 12-Jul-13 18:28pm

thanh_bkhn

Updated 12-Jul-13 18:30pm

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G4mm4R4y 13-Jul-13 1:38am

Thanks for the reply! Now I can make a forum completely without MySQL.

G4mm4R4y 13-Jul-13 13:08pm

I have a question. Is it mandantor to put "\n" In a heredoc or will it automatically break?

G4mm4R4y 13-Jul-13 13:17pm

Another problem arose. I get an undefined index wherever a variable in {} is.

thanh_bkhn 13-Jul-13 20:03pm

How did you use your index, and what is your error message?

G4mm4R4y 14-Jul-13 2:09am

Fixed anyway