Problem with my code?

Well, basically I'm starting to grasp the basics of PHP. I was thinking, oh, so far this is simple enough.
Then This hits me in the face :cry:

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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/a6853085/public_html/Index.php on line 16

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Basically this is what I'm trying to do:

tml>
<head>
<title>My first PHP site</title>
<body>

<?php

$variable = 'This is a variable';
$page = 1;

$array = array(
'first' => 'First Value',
'second' => 'Second Value',
'third' => 'Third Value', );

echo '$array['first']';
echo '$array['second']';
echo '$array['third']';

echo "<h1>$variable</h1>";

echo "Welcome to my first PHP site! Page number $page";

?>

</body>
</head>
</html>

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Yes, the output makes no sense as such, but I was just testing variables and array's.

The exact problem I faced was when using the tags.

I had the arrays as:

$array = array(
'First Value',
'Second Value',
'Third Value', );

echo "$array[0]";
echo "$array[1]";
echo "$array[2]";

And then when i started using Associative Arrays (The code top of page), I started getting errors. I took the tags out and it was fine, so I know they are the source of the problem.

If anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong, I would appreciate it very much.

Cheers.

I belive you issue is here

'third' => 'Third Value', ); <--- is that a Trailing Comma? Seems like your loading up the next line into the array thats why its like what?! I want a T-String not an Array

-- Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:05 pm --

And Another thing I spotted

change

echo '$array['first']';
echo '$array['second']';
echo '$array['third']';

to

echo "$array['first']";
echo "$array['second']";
echo "$array['third']";

your grooping

$array[ as the first part of the string when you use Start Single Quote and End Single Quote!

Cheers =)

Whoops, yes, I know about when to use the ' and " correctly, that was a stupid error.

One stupid question tho, what do you mean by a trailing comma?

Cheers for the post.

EDIT:

Sorted it myself with some trial and error basically.

I tried using
echo "$array['first']";
echo "$array['second']";
echo "$array['third']";
like you told me, but that didn't work.

The problem was in fact the ['first'] etc...
I took out the ' and changed them to [first] etc, and voila, problem solved.

Its strange tho, because the website I was using to learn this stuff, states that you use the ' ', when in fact they work without, and not with.

If your executing an Array you need to use {} to evaluate

"{$arrayvar['whatever']}"

Then how come I get this as an output when I use your code:

{

First Value}
{

Second Value}
{

Third Value}

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The code I posted seems to work, so im sticking with that

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