PHP 7 Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' - php

Question

Every time I run a function in this file, no matter the function even if its just included in another file, the following error keeps popping up, and I can't seem to identify the piece of code that is breaking it.
When I remove a function the same error shows up on a totally different line.
Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' in
Z:\WEB\cgit\functions\tools.php on line 125
<?php
function connect() {
$conn = oci_connect($username, $password, 'localhost:1521/xe');
if (!$conn) {
$e = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
} else return $conn;
} //end connect
// /Used to check if a row with the specified value exist in a table
// /INPUT $attribute: index name in $_GET or $_POST
// /INPUT $table: name of table in database
// /INPUT $column: name of column to check against in database
// /INPUT $getOrpost: specifies where the data is stored, options:$_GET or $_POST
function CheckExist($attribute, $table, $column, $getOrpost) {
if (isset($getOrpost)) {
if (!empty($getOrpost) && !empty($getOrpost[$attribute])) {
$input = htmlspecialchars($getOrpost[$attribute]);
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(' . $column . ') FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $column . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res['COUNT(' . $column . ')'] != 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
}
}
function CheckExistExt($attribute, $table, $column, $wherecolumn) {
if (isset($attribute)) {
if (!empty($attribute)) {
$input = htmlspecialchars($attribute);
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(' . $column . ') FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $wherecolumn . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res['COUNT(' . $column . ')'] != 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
exit();
}
}
}
}
// /Used to return single cell from database
// /INPUT $table: table in the database where to look for the data
// /INPUT $column: the name of the column you want to select
// /INPUT $where_column: the name of the column that contains the data that needs to match the input
// /INPUT $where: the data that will be looked for in the specified column.
function GrabData($table, $column, $where_column, $where) {
$input = $where;
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT ' . $column . ' FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $where_column . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
// /Used to return the results of a specified mySQL query
// /$query is the basic mySQL query eg: "SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = :email AND password = :password".
// /$bind is a nested array, must be in pairs, eg: 'array(array(':email', 'generic#email.com'), array(':password', 'passwordtext'))'
function GrabMoreData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
/* echo $attribute[0]." ".$attribute[1];*/
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
function GrabAllData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
oci_fetch_all($prepare, $res);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
function InsertData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
return 'success';
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
?>

Answer 1

I had this problem too and I solved it!
At end of the code after class curly bracket you might be clear surplus lines and PHP ending tag ?>.
<?php
function connect() {
$conn = oci_connect($username, $password, 'localhost:1521/xe');
if (!$conn) {
$e = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
} else return $conn;
} //end connect
// /Used to check if a row with the specified value exist in a table
// /INPUT $attribute: index name in $_GET or $_POST
// /INPUT $table: name of table in database
// /INPUT $column: name of column to check against in database
// /INPUT $getOrpost: specifies where the data is stored, options:$_GET or $_POST
function CheckExist($attribute, $table, $column, $getOrpost) {
if (isset($getOrpost)) {
if (!empty($getOrpost) && !empty($getOrpost[$attribute])) {
$input = htmlspecialchars($getOrpost[$attribute]);
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(' . $column . ') FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $column . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res['COUNT(' . $column . ')'] != 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
}
}
function CheckExistExt($attribute, $table, $column, $wherecolumn) {
if (isset($attribute)) {
if (!empty($attribute)) {
$input = htmlspecialchars($attribute);
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(' . $column . ') FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $wherecolumn . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res['COUNT(' . $column . ')'] != 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
exit();
}
}
}
}
// /Used to return single cell from database
// /INPUT $table: table in the database where to look for the data
// /INPUT $column: the name of the column you want to select
// /INPUT $where_column: the name of the column that contains the data that needs to match the input
// /INPUT $where: the data that will be looked for in the specified column.
function GrabData($table, $column, $where_column, $where) {
$input = $where;
$pdo = connect();
$sql = 'SELECT ' . $column . ' FROM ' . $table . ' where ' . $where_column . ' = :attribute';
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, ':attribute', $input);
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
// /Used to return the results of a specified mySQL query
// /$query is the basic mySQL query eg: "SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = :email AND password = :password".
// /$bind is a nested array, must be in pairs, eg: 'array(array(':email', 'generic#email.com'), array(':password', 'passwordtext'))'
function GrabMoreData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
/* echo $attribute[0]." ".$attribute[1];*/
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
$res = oci_fetch_array($prepare, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
function GrabAllData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
oci_fetch_all($prepare, $res);
if ($res != null) {
return $res;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}
function InsertData($query, $bind = null) {
$pdo = connect();
$sql = $query;
$prepare = oci_parse($pdo, $sql);
if (!empty($bind)) {
foreach ($bind as $attribute) {
oci_bind_by_name($prepare, $attribute[0], $attribute[1]);
}
}
if (oci_execute($prepare)) {
return 'success';
} else {
$e = oci_error($prepare);
echo $e['message'];
}
}