I have run into a bit of a problem. I installed my new SMF Forum and converted all the posts over from my old phpbb and that all went fine. In that old forum I also had Flashchat integrated with it including the icon that appears when a guest signs on.
I installed the newest Flashchat in the root of my new SMF folder and then proceeded to insert the following code (Example 1) in the index.template.php and then saved it. I got the code right off one of the posts on the SMF forum and double checked it several times to make sure it was correct before saving. I also installed the chat icon gif in the images folder.
However, when I went to connect to the forum I got a parsing error saying it couldn't open my index.template.php.
I then took that code out and reinserted my original code (Example 2) and now it won't open either. Again, I took this right off the post and double checked it again.
At the present time Example 2 code is in place and when I try to connect just to the forum I get this message-you see below-----The main web is copingwithhope.com. The forum is in copingwithhope.com/SMF and the chat is in copingwithhope.com/SMF/chat. Does anyone have any ideas what I may have done or why I couldn't get the file to integrate when I used the Sample 1 code?
Template Parse Error!
There was a problem loading the /Themes/default/index.template.php template or language file. Please check the syntax and try again - remember, single quotes (') often have to be escaped with a slash (\). To see more specific error information from PHP, try accessing the file directly.
You may want to try to refresh this page or use the default theme.
Example 1:
else {
echo '<a href="', $GLOBALS['boardurl'], '/chat/flashchat.php">',
($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url']
. '/chat_icon.gif" alt="FlashChat" style="margin: 2px 0;"
border="0" />' : "FlashChat"),'</a>';
echo '<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=logout;sesc=', $context['session_id'],
'">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url']
. '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/logout.gif" alt="' . $txt[108]
. '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[108]),'</a>';
}
Example 2 where I show the code starting just a bit above what was replaced
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=login">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/login.gif" alt="' . $txt[34] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[34]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'], '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=register">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/register.gif" alt="' . $txt[97] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[97]), '</a>';
}
// Otherwise, they might want to [logout]...
{
else
echo '<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=logout;sesc=', $context['session_id'],
'">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url']
. '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/logout.gif" alt="' . $txt[108]
. '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[108]), '</a>';
}
Any help would be appreciated. I am sure it is something simple I have overlooked but have been looking at it for some time and have finally decided to put it down for a while.
In the example above on the bottom I was only showing the code as it appeared just above the section I was replacing so you could see where I inserted the original back in. I did as you suggested and reinstalled that one file and was able to connect to the SMF using copingwithhope.com/SMF.
Then I went back in and deleted the relevant code and replaced it by copy and pasting it just like it was on the post here in the forum and when I tried to connect again using copingwithhope.com/SMF I got another error. Here is what the error says
Template Parse Error
There was a problem loading the /Themes/Default/index.template.php template or language file. Please check the syntax and try again-remember, single quotes (') often have to be escaped with a slash (\).To see more specific error information from PHP, try accessing the file directly.
You may want to refresh this page or use the default theme.
When I went to look directly at the error and clicked on that link the message then read
Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in home/myusername/pubic_html/SMF/Themes/default/index.template.php on line 470.
So I remain perpelxed as when I replace the index.template.php with the original code I can connect to the forum using copingwithhope.com. However, when I delete the original code and cut and paste the code as supplied on the forum I then get the error messages so I am unable to fully integrate it where I can use the chat logo on the home page of the forum
I know when it is all said and done it will probably be something really simple but I have played around with this since yesterday and have yet to get it to work. Any and all help would be appreciated as though I have been working with my web for over a year I am relatively new to all these coding changes.
Thanks