Private Messageing System

[Brandon]

Hi everyone

I have been trying to do a PMS and I have found a tutorial Here but when I go through it I get stuff like this all over the page

CODE

Inbox.php
"; } else { //Get your private message count //Find the percentage that your inbox is full $sql = mysql_query ("SELECT pm_count FROM users WHERE username='$users'"); $row = mysql_fetch_array ($sql); $pm_count = $row['pm_count']; $percent = $pm_count/'50'; $percent = $percent * '100'; ?>

CODE

Sent.php
"; } else { //Get your private message count $sql = mysql_query ("SELECT pm_count FROM users WHERE username='$user'"); $row = mysql_fetch_array ($sql); $pm_count = $row['pm_count']; $percent = $pm_count/'50'; $percent = $percent * '100'; ?>

CODE

Compose.php
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"; } //There are no errors so far which means the form is completely filled out else { //Are the trying to send a message to a real user or to something they just made up? $user_check = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM users WHERE username='$reciever'"); $user_check = mysql_num_rows($user_check); //The user is real and not made up if this is true if($user_check > '0') { //There might already be a sessioned time variable, if so we need to get it for the flood check $time = $_SESSION['time']; //If there is a time variable already, set it to the varialbe $old_time if($time > '0') { $old_time = $time; } //Here we get the minutes and seconds on the server time using the date function, and set that to the $time variable //Now we find the difference between this time ($time) and the time that the page was submitted ($old_time) $time = date('is'); $difference = $time - $old_time; $_SESSION['time'] = $time; //If the two times have a difference greater or equal to 15, which is 15 seconds, they can submit the message, this is for flood protection if($difference >= '15') { //Get their private message count $sql = mysql_query ("SELECT pm_count FROM users WHERE username='$reciever'"); $row = mysql_fetch_array ($sql); $pm_count = $row['pm_count']; //You cant have more than 50 private messages, if they try sending a message to a user with a full inbox return an error message if(pm_count == '50') { $error = 'The user you are trying to send a message to has 50 private messages, sorry but we cant send your message untill that user deletes some of their messages.'; } else { //And not we stick the message in the database with all the correct information mysql_query("INSERT INTO messages (reciever, sender, subject, message) VALUES('$reciever', '$user', '$subject', '$message')") or die (mysql_error()); } //Let the user know everything went ok. echo "
You have successfully sent a private message!
"; } //Since they are trying to send messages faster than every 15 seconds, give them an error message else { $error = 'You must wait 15 seconds before sending another private message'; } } //If they mis spelled or, made up a username, then give an error message telling them its wrong. else { $error = 'That username does not exist, please try again. Remember to check your spelling, and don't make stuff up at random.'; } } } //Since we may have set the error variable to something while trying to send the messae, we need another error check if($error != '0') { echo "
$error

And it just doesn't want to work for me please could someone give me a hand with this ?
Sorry Just added some more

Thank You In Advanced
Crown

[akzuma]

is that stuff appearing in your browser? if so, it looks like you've misplaced some quotation marks. can you post you're actual code?

[Banjo]

is that stuff appearing in your browser? if so, it looks like you've misplaced some quotation marks. can you post you're actual code?

He said hes following a tutorial so you can see the code here http://www.egmods.com/Main/Tutorials/php/intermediate/pms/
instead of waiting for him to post it.

Also if that pm system is no good there is a different tutorial for one here

http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/148/0.php

[Brandon]

Seems your code isn't parsing as PHP. Where are you running this?

on my localhost

[Diogo]

Its PHP but there are some "//" ignored lines and it seems to be compressed or dunno what, you should to separate the code or some PHP code lines wont run and will return errors.

[GoldenLegacy]

Did You Add

CODE

<php --Code Here-- ?>

[IamShipon1988]

That coding system you saw at that link isn't that great...many had reported before that it did not work well for them. I really don't have time to check your code but I would look for calling of phrases and files.

GoldenLegacy, you're missing a question mark in your code

CODE

<?php I WILL RULE THE WORLD ?>

[uncled1023]

i am using the same tutorial and it is finally working for me.

[Adam]

@ Crown:

Please tell me you included <?php and ?>

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[Brandon]

@ Crown:

Please tell me you included <?php and ?>

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Indeed i did

i am using the same tutorial and it is finally working for me.

Oh ... How did you do it ?:S

[uncled1023]

ill be posting a tutorial on it with it integrating my users system tutorial... whenever i get the time though..