Static Method Not Working on Web Server in PHP

Question

I just finished working on a site in PHP and decided to upload it unto my web server, but when I try to run pages with static method calls I get this error Unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM. I know this has to do with double colon error, but I do not understand why it works on my local web server and refuses to work on my remote web server.

Due to this error, I had to through my whole site converting all static methods to instance methods

<?php
class User
{
    private $userId;

    public function __construct()
    {
        if(func_num_args() == 1)
        {
            $this->userId   =   func_get_arg(1);
        }
    }

    public static function userNameExists($name)
    {
        global $dbc;

        if(gettype($name) != "string")
        {
            die("Invalid Function Parameter");
        }

        $sql    =   "SELECT username FROM users WHERE users.username='$name'";
        $result =   mysqli_query($dbc, $sql) or die("Could Not Check Username at This Time: ".mysqli_error($dbc));

        if(mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0)
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {

            return false;
        }
    }
?>

When I call it:

<?php
   require("users.php");

   if(User::userNameExists($_GET['username']))
     header("Location:index.php");
?>

Where is the code? In which line does this error occurs? What is the PHP version in both environments? — Guilherme Sehn, Dec 09 '13 at 12:58
_I do not understand why it works on my local web server and refuses to work on my remote web server._ Probably because of different PHP versions. — Hein Andre Grønnestad, Dec 09 '13 at 13:00
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/592322/php-expects-t-paamayim-nekudotayim — ka_lin, Dec 09 '13 at 13:02
A `)` character is missing at the end of your `if(User::...` line — Radu Murzea, Dec 09 '13 at 13:07
You're missing a quote in your second code snippet. Is this a typo or a direct copy from your source? Also, check your server's error log, as well its PHP version vs the version you're running locally. Finally, at least you know what the cryptic and stupid `T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM` is about! — Bojangles, Dec 09 '13 at 13:07
The quote is my mistake when pasting the codes, I fixed that — George, Dec 09 '13 at 13:11
@EpicWebDesign Please don't fix syntax errors in people's questions -- the problem they are having may in fact *be* the syntax error! — zwol, Dec 13 '13 at 20:00

ilyes kooli · Answer 1 · 2013-12-17T07:10:58.167

You are missing a } in the end of your code,

<?php
class User
{
    private $userId;

    public function __construct()
    {
        if(func_num_args() == 1)
        {
            $this->userId   =   func_get_arg(1);
        }
    }

    public static function userNameExists($name)
    {
        global $dbc;

        if(gettype($name) != "string")
        {
            die("Invalid Function Parameter");
        }
        //Think about escaping user input
        $name = mysqli_real_escape_string($name);
        $sql    =   "SELECT username FROM users WHERE users.username='$name'";
        $result =   mysqli_query($dbc, $sql) or die("Could Not Check Username at This Time: ".mysqli_error($dbc));

        if(mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0)
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {

            return false;
        }
    }
}//This one
?>

You're also missing " in your require statement,

<?php
   require("users.php");//This one

   if(User::userNameExists($_GET['username']))
     header("Location:index.php");
?>

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '13 at 13:14

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If the exact same code is working locally, but gives a syntax error on a live server, you might be using different PHP versions (an old PHP4 version on the server, perhaps).

answered Dec 09 '13 at 13:14

Joel L

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '13 at 13:08

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You are missing a closing parenthesis at the end of

if(User::userNameExists($_GET['username'])

Do this instead

if(User::userNameExists($_GET['username']))

answered Dec 09 '13 at 13:08

Justin Paul Paño

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Try to check the PHP version of your web server and local machine. You can refer to this link. You might have same problem and solution.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

Community

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answered Dec 12 '13 at 10:54

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Static Method Not Working on Web Server in PHP

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