Parse error: "syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting T_FUNCTION"

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Sample Code:

Config.php:
class Config {
    public $serverIP = "1.1.1.10";
}

DB.php:
require_once "/home/mysite/PHP/Config.php";
class DB extends Config {
    //DB related functions here..
}

research.php:
require_once "/home/mysite/PHP/DB.php";
class research extends DB {
    // Using DB functions to retrieve information from the research tables.
}

On executing the research.php file, I am getting an error message saying:

 "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting T_FUNCTION in /home/mysite/PHP/research.php on line 1".

I have checked every possibility that may cause this error. But I couldn't fix it. I have checked few possibilities such as require_once("filepath"); missing braces, etc...

Martin. · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 06:14:26Z

2

This is on line 1, which you didn't post

Be sure you have space between <?php and first code

answered Dec 7, 2011 at 6:14

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ajreal · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 06:14:50Z

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You might need to specify which parent class for research :-

class research extends <-- where is the parent class?

answered Dec 7, 2011 at 6:14

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Sougrakpam Over a year ago

Sorry for the inconvenience. It was a typing error in my post. I have corrected it. Kindly please check once again and give your thoughts.

alex · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 06:34:08Z

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"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting T_FUNCTION in /home/mysite/PHP/research.php on line 1"

This means somewhere on line 1 of the /home/mysite/PHP/research.php file, the parser expected a function declaration (T_FUNCTION token) but instead saw a semi-colon (;).

A semi-colon inside of the class definition by itself (for one) will cause this error.

edited Dec 7, 2011 at 6:34

answered Dec 7, 2011 at 6:15

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Kelvin Shadewing · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-02 13:48:56Z

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A weird quirk about PHP is it doesn't like semicolons at the end of some blocks but others it is fine with. For instance, a semicolon after a class method gives an error, but after the class definition itself doesn't bother it.

answered Oct 2, 2015 at 13:48

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