fwrite: unexpected t_string (php)

Asked Dec 27 '17 at 19:54

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So I currently have (functions.php)

1 function onlineplayers() {
2   $fp = fsockopen('12.34.56.78', 12345, $errno, $errstr, 4);
3    fwrite($fp, '\xFE');
4    $answer = fread($fp, 256);
5    ...
6 }

to ping a webserver and embedded with

1 <?php require("functions.php"); ?>

but running the site gives

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ' ' (T_STRING) in functions.php on line 3

But what is the problem? I tried just to do fwrite("a", "a"); but it won't work.

asked Dec 27 '17 at 19:54

writzlpfrimpft

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Your `onlineplayers()` function's code does not give me any syntax errors on `PHP 7.1`. – Smuuf Dec 27 '17 at 19:59
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Note that escape sequences aren't expanded in single quotes. If you want `\xFE` to be a hex character you need to use double quotes. – Barmar Dec 27 '17 at 20:00
Are you sure that's the line it's complaining about? `functions.php` needs to begin with ` – Barmar Dec 27 '17 at 20:03
Anyway, often syntax errors like this are due to a problem on the previous line, like a missing quote or semicolon. – Barmar Dec 27 '17 at 20:04
try: fwrite($fp, "\xFE"); – halojoy Dec 27 '17 at 20:05
@halojoy That will solve the escape problem I mentioned, it won't fixed the "unexpected T_STRING" error. – Barmar Dec 27 '17 at 20:12
→ Invisible stray Unicode – mario Dec 27 '17 at 20:14
I am still getting the syntax error with "\xFF" and its definitely in that line. Btw I have PHP v7.2.0 . – writzlpfrimpft Dec 28 '17 at 04:50

fwrite: unexpected t_string (php)

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