Help--Error message, can't access forum

jcb86

I just inserted HTML into my Announcement message (It says we can do this. I used <bold> </bold> and <br> tags), and now I can't access the forum. I think the <br> tag caused the problem. Here's the error message I'm getting... Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/username/public_html/directory_name/conf/settings.php on line 26 I have tried deleting the <br> and <bold> tags, and then re-uploading the conf/settings.php file. But, the settings.php file reverts back to the version with <br> and <bold> tags. Even though I've deleted these tags and re-uploaded settings. What did I do wrong, and most importantly, how do I correct this? I can't access the forum at all. All I see is the syntax error message.

jcb86

Here are lines 23-37 from the conf/settings.php file. $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_SETUP'] = '1'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_MESSAGE'] = '<bold>Welcome to the XYZ Community!</bold> <br/> Say hello to everyone by posting an introduction.'; Say hello to everyone by posting an introduction in the "Introductions" thread.'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_DISAPPEAR'] = '1'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_TIME'] = '20'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_TEXT'] = '060'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_LINE'] = '9C9'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_BGCOLOR'] = 'E2F9E3'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_ALIGN'] = 'center'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_LINESIZE'] = '1'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_LINEHEIGHT'] = '200'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_MARGIN'] = '10'; $Configuration['ANNOUNCE_FONTSIZE'] = '13';

Minisweeper

What is line 26 (and a couple either side) of your settings.php?

jcb86

Hi minisweeper - It looks like you and I were posting at the same time. I've pasted the code from lines 23-37 above. I have tried deleting everything except Welcome to the XYZ Community! I then re-uploaded, cleared cache and STILL I see the error message. The settings.php file reverts back to the code listed above (the code that's causing the syntax error). It won't let me change the settings.php file.

Minisweeper

The issue is this:
Say hello to everyone by posting an introduction.'; Say hello to everyone by posting an introduction in the "Introductions" thread.';
Taking out that second line should fix it. I'm not sure what it's there for?

jcb86

Thanks for your help. I removed the 2 lines you listed above (and the HTML tags), and all is well. One important point--> It wouldn't let me overwrite the settings.php file with my new changes. I had to **manually delete** the settings.php file from within my FTP app, and then re-upload a fresh file.

Waterskiaddict

did you make sure you have permissions, right click on the file and go to properties to check it out...