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PHP Object-Oriented PHP Basics Understanding Classes Accessing Properties

Posted by darrell mayson
darrell mayson
5,215 Points

Unable to run PHP in Chromium console under Ubuntu. Produces "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier(...)"

Hi,

When I try to replicate what the instructor is doing in my console in Chromium I receive the above error. The code in my php script is an exact replica of the instructors. I suspect more to do with trying to run a php script in my console (something I've never attempted before). Googling a solution did not bear useful fruit. I know my localhost setup has PHP installed and running. It has been some years since I mucked about in php though so may just be simple newbie problem. Any help much appreciated.

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

A web browser's console runs a completely different language: JavaScript. PHP has to be run through a web server or you can run a script through the terminal with the php command. This usually involves installing PHP, webserver and database through your system's software manager.

http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-install-lamp-on-ubuntu

darrell mayson
darrell mayson
5,215 Points

Thanks Seth. Have been trying to do something in console that I should have been doing in terminal. Been a long time since I messed with PHP and then was always via web page. Checked code ran OK in terminal (did have syntax errors after all) - all checked out after coupla tweaks. Thanks for your prompt reply.