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PHP Integrating PHP with Databases Using Relational Tables Fetching Many Relationships

Posted by Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen
4,282 Points

Cannot resolve syntax errors.

My code below for this exercise produces the error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in index.php on line 12

I remove the ';' on line 12 and get the error: syntax error, unexpected '?>' in index.php on line 15

I remove the '?>' on line 15 and get the error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in index.php on line 15

I cannot figure out what the workspace is expecting.

index.php 
<?php

include "helper.php";

/*
 * helper contains the following variables:
 * $item is an array that contains details about the library item
 * $results is a PDOstatement object with our genre results.
 */

while($row = $results->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) {
  $item[$row["genre_id"]][] = $row["genre"];
}

?>

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points 
<?php
while($row = $results->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) { // how many opening braces, to how many closing.
  $item[$row["genre_id"]][] = $row["genre"];
}
Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen
4,282 Points
Michael Whalen
Michael Whalen
4,282 Points

Thanks