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I keep getting an error when I try to add a blog entry into my database. I have a simple syntax highlighter but it is not showing where something is not right.

Error: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, expecting ')' on line 75 and 71

My script:

if(!isset($error)){

try {

    //insert into database
    $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO blog_posts (postTitle,postDesc,postCont,postDate) VALUES (:postTitle, :postDesc, :postCont, :postDate)') ; //line 71
    $stmt->execute(array(
        ':postTitle' => $postTitle,
        ':postDesc' => $postDesc,
        ':postCont' => $postCont,
        ':postDate' => (new DateTime())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') //Line 75
    ));

    //redirect to index page
    header('Location: index.php?action=posted&title='.$postTitle.'');
    exit;

} catch(PDOException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

}
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(new DateTime())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') <--- where did you see such a syntax? – zerkms Apr 10 '14 at 3:10
    
possible duplicate of PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR – mario Apr 10 '14 at 3:17
    
@zerkms this syntax exists in Laravel, probably the OP was trying to apply the framework logic into plain php. – user2094178 Apr 10 '14 at 3:29
    
@zerkms Hi again, in the following link you can find a usage example of the type (new Model)->method(), github.com/laravel/framework/issues/1436 , look for the first comment from May 29. – user2094178 Jun 28 '14 at 20:43

1 Answer 1

up vote 1 down vote accepted

your usage of format() is wrong, change:

...
':postDate' => (new DateTime())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')

to

...
$date = new DateTime();
$formattedDate = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
....
':postDate' => $formattedDate
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Thanks, that was my problem. I see why that is wrong. – Locke Apr 10 '14 at 3:25

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