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Irma Millirons
9,711 PointsUsing the same code on video for require_once function but keep getting a syntax error on a line that has no code.
require_once("inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php"); {
$mail = new PHPMailer();
if (!$mail->ValidateAddress($email)){
echo "You must specify an email address.";
exit;
}
4 Answers
Alex Heil
53,547 Pointshey Irma Millirons , can you paste the whole code of the php file in here so that we can have a look? in general when the error points you to a line that has no code in it (or it's the end of the file) then moving backwards from that point helps tracking it down a lot. usually it's something like a missed semicolon or bracket that causes this and the interpreter simply recognizes this error at the end of the code block.
Irma Millirons
9,711 PointsWhen I put that code in the page breaks and shows a code error.I don't why.
Alex Heil
53,547 Pointsat the end of the first line you have a } (after the require_once), try to remove this one. if this doesn't fix the problem please do the following:
1) copy the whole content of the file and paste it into this forum so that we can look at it. 2) please also add the exact error message you receive so we can trace it down.
haunguyen
14,985 PointsMaybe the extra curly braces surrounding the block of "mail" code is causing the problem?
require_once("inc/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php"); { ///this? $mail = new PHPMailer();
if (!$mail->ValidateAddress($email)){
echo "You must specify an email address.";
exit;
}
Irma Millirons
9,711 PointsThanks guys! It worked.