The PHP E_PARSE Constant is a fatal compile time error and E_PARSE Constant has an Integer value 4. PHP engine doesn't start the script execution when it arises and it logs the parse error in error_log file. It mostly occurs in syntax error.
Declare and initialize a variable without a dollar sign, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
// Missing of dollar sign in a variable
message = "Hello world";Write a code with a conditional if statement without a closing curly brace, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
$i = 10;
// Missing of closing curly brace of the if statement
if($i == 0) {Write a code with a conditional switch statement without a colon on case statement, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
$rating = 1;
switch($rating) {
// Missing of colon
case 1
echo('Very Poor');
break;
case 2:
echo('Poor');
break;
case 3:
echo('Average');
break;
case 4:
echo('Good');
break;
case 5:
echo('Excellent');
break;
}Write a code print the text using a echo statement without an argument, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
// callaing a echo function without an argument
echo();Assign a value to a variable without an semi colon at the end of the statement, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
// Assignment statement without a semi colon
$msg1 = "Hello"
$msg2 = "John";Declare a class method with a parameter without a dollar sign, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
class ErrorHandlingExample {
// Parameter without a dollar sign
public function printMessage(msg) {
echo($msg);
}
}
$obj = new ErrorHandlingExample();
$obj->printMessage('Error Handling');Declare a class method with a couple of parameter without a delimiter comma, it will throw a compile time parse error.
<?php
ini_set("display_startup_errors", 1);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
error_reporting(-1);
class ErrorHandlingExample {
// Missing of comma delimiter between the parameter
public function printMessage($msg $option) {
echo($msg);
}
}
$obj = new ErrorHandlingExample();
$obj->printMessage('Error Handling', null);