Need a help I'm to php.Help me cross check this code. And find out my error please.

[oluwafisayo]

< ?php
// take in the id of a director and return his/her full name
function get_director($director_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
people_fullname
FROM
people
WHERE
people_id = ‘ . $director_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $people_fullname;
}
// take in the id of a lead actor and return his/her full name
function get_leadactor($leadactor_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
people_fullname
FROM
people
WHERE
people_id = ‘ . $leadactor_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $people_fullname;
}
// take in the id of a movie type and return the meaningful textual
// description
function get_movietype($type_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
movietype_label
FROM
movietype
WHERE
movietype_id = ‘ . $type_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $movietype_label;
}
// function to calculate if a movie made a profit, loss or just broke even
function calculate_differences($takings, $cost) {
$difference = $takings - $cost;
if ($difference < 0) {
$color = ‘red’;
$difference = ‘$’ . abs($difference) . ‘ million’;
} elseif ($difference > 0) {
$color =’green’;
$difference = ‘$’ . $difference . ‘ million’;
} else {
$color = ‘blue’;
$difference = ‘broke even’;
}
return ‘ < span style=”color:’ . $color . ‘;” > ’ . $difference . ‘ < /span > ’;
}
//connect to MySQL
$db = mysql_connect(‘localhost’, ‘bp6am’, ‘bp6ampass’) or
die (‘Unable to connect. Check your connection parameters.’);
mysql_select_db(‘moviesite’, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
// retrieve information
$query = ‘SELECT
movie_name, movie_year, movie_director, movie_leadactor,
movie_type, movie_running_time, movie_cost, movie_takings
FROM
movie
WHERE
movie_id = ‘ . $_GET[‘movie_id’];
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
$movie_name = $row[‘movie_name’];
$movie_director = get_director($row[‘movie_director’]);
$movie_leadactor = get_leadactor($row[‘movie_leadactor’]);
$movie_year = $row[‘movie_year’];
$movie_running_time = $row[‘movie_running_time’] .’ mins’;
$movie_takings = $row[‘movie_takings’] . ‘ million’;
$movie_cost = $row[‘movie_cost’] . ‘ million’;
$movie_health = calculate_differences($row[‘movie_takings’],
$row[‘movie_cost’]);
// display the information
echo < < < ENDHTML
< html >
< head >
< title > Details and Reviews for: $movie_name < /title >
< /head >
< body >
< div style=”text-align: center;” >
< h2 > $movie_name < /h2 >
< h3 > < em > Details < /em > < /h3 >
< table cellpadding=”2” cellspacing=”2”
style=”width: 70%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;” >
< tr >
< td > < strong > Title < /strong > < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_name < /td >
< td > < strong > Release Year < /strong > < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_year < /td >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Movie Director < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_director < /td >
< td > < strong > Cost < /strong > < /td >
< td > $$movie_cost < td/ >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Lead Actor < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_leadactor < /td >
< td > < strong > Takings < /strong > < /td >
< td > $$movie_takings < td/ >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Running Time < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_running_time < /td >
< td > < strong > Health < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_health < td/ >
< /tr >
< /table > < /div >
< /body >
< /html >
ENDHTML;
? >

[bigjoke]

use code button please... i doubt you will get any replies considering the format of your post. good day

[oluwafisayo]

< ?php
// take in the id of a director and return his/her full name
function get_director($director_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
people_fullname
FROM
people
WHERE
people_id = ‘ . $director_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $people_fullname;
}
// take in the id of a lead actor and return his/her full name
function get_leadactor($leadactor_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
people_fullname
FROM
people
WHERE
people_id = ‘ . $leadactor_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $people_fullname;
}
// take in the id of a movie type and return the meaningful textual
// description
function get_movietype($type_id) {
global $db;
$query = ‘SELECT
movietype_label
FROM
movietype
WHERE
movietype_id = ‘ . $type_id;
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
extract($row);
return $movietype_label;
}
// function to calculate if a movie made a profit, loss or just broke even
function calculate_differences($takings, $cost) {
$difference = $takings - $cost;
if ($difference < 0) {
$color = ‘red’;
$difference = ‘$’ . abs($difference) . ‘ million’;
} elseif ($difference > 0) {
$color =’green’;
$difference = ‘$’ . $difference . ‘ million’;
} else {
$color = ‘blue’;
$difference = ‘broke even’;
}
return ‘ < span style=”color:’ . $color . ‘;” > ’ . $difference . ‘ < /span > ’;
}
//connect to MySQL
$db = mysql_connect(‘localhost’, ‘bp6am’, ‘bp6ampass’) or
die (‘Unable to connect. Check your connection parameters.’);
mysql_select_db(‘moviesite’, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
// retrieve information
$query = ‘SELECT
movie_name, movie_year, movie_director, movie_leadactor,
movie_type, movie_running_time, movie_cost, movie_takings
FROM
movie
WHERE
movie_id = ‘ . $_GET[‘movie_id’];
$result = mysql_query($query, $db) or die(mysql_error($db));
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
$movie_name = $row[‘movie_name’];
$movie_director = get_director($row[‘movie_director’]);
$movie_leadactor = get_leadactor($row[‘movie_leadactor’]);
$movie_year = $row[‘movie_year’];
$movie_running_time = $row[‘movie_running_time’] .’ mins’;
$movie_takings = $row[‘movie_takings’] . ‘ million’;
$movie_cost = $row[‘movie_cost’] . ‘ million’;
$movie_health = calculate_differences($row[‘movie_takings’],
$row[‘movie_cost’]);
// display the information
echo < < < ENDHTML
< html >
< head >
< title > Details and Reviews for: $movie_name < /title >
< /head >
< body >
< div style=”text-align: center;” >
< h2 > $movie_name < /h2 >
< h3 > < em > Details < /em > < /h3 >
< table cellpadding=”2” cellspacing=”2”
style=”width: 70%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;” >
< tr >
< td > < strong > Title < /strong > < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_name < /td >
< td > < strong > Release Year < /strong > < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_year < /td >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Movie Director < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_director < /td >
< td > < strong > Cost < /strong > < /td >
< td > $$movie_cost < td/ >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Lead Actor < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_leadactor < /td >
< td > < strong > Takings < /strong > < /td >
< td > $$movie_takings < td/ >
< /tr > < tr >
< td > < strong > Running Time < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_running_time < /td >
< td > < strong > Health < /strong > < /td >
< td > $movie_health < td/ >
< /tr >
< /table > < /div >
< /body >
< /html >
ENDHTML;
? >

Thanks. I am about to apply the code. At last I could continue studying php

[pritaeas]

echo < < < ENDHTML should be echo <<< ENDHTML Second, Maybe it's a copy/paste issue, but you should use regular single or double quotes in php for strings, not backticks.

[SHARMA1]

I Think you are not weak in php but there is very little problem of commas and place so you need to settle it.