The "unexpected T_STRING" error in PHP typically occurs when there is a syntax error in your code involving a string. The "T_STRING" in the error message refers to a ...

PHP has many halfbaked solutions like mysql_real_escape_string or similar functions. I blame the PHP developers for not providing a solid single function and I blame every goddamned tutorial on the ...

The appeal is further reduced by the fact that the back-slash character is an escape character in PHP strings and an escape character in regular expressions. We need to write four back-slash ...