PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

**absoluteblock** · 1 Oct 2011, 01:30 PM

I just did an upgrade to 1.3.9h. Admin panel is working great. My old database is there and functional, but the storefront is showing a blank page. Each attempt to access the storefront creates a debug error file that reads the following:

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in
.../store_new/includes/languages/english.php on line 19

Line 19 in that file:

Code:

// on RedHat try 'en_US'

For what it's worth, when I got to the zc_install pages I was given three options: Upgrade cfg files, Upgrade Database, or Install. I did the Upgrade Database first. Went back a second time and did Upgrade cfg files and nothing seemed to happen. I'm not sure what that's supposed to do. I don't believe either one of my configure.php files was changed. They appear to be the same configure.php files I dragged over from the old store and edited for the new db and root directory.

Any ideas? This is the only error I'm seeing in the Cache directory.

**absoluteblock** · 1 Oct 2011, 01:33 PM

One more observation I noticed:
The blank page is appearing with Firefox 7.0, but Internet Explorer 8 displays an HTTP 500 Internal Server Error instead.

**absoluteblock** · 1 Oct 2011, 09:33 PM

Any ideas?

I was thinking about having my host check PHP configuration unless somebody has a better idea.

Thanks.

**nigelt74** · 2 Oct 2011, 02:25 AM

and what does line 18 say.

Is this the default english.php file or have you altered it

**absoluteblock** · 2 Oct 2011, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by nigelt74

and what does line 18 say.

Is this the default english.php file or have you altered it

I just got it fixed. Had an error in the footer code several lines up that I fixed but also had Gzip compression enabled from the get go, which was trouble.

Everything seems to be functioning now.