Using PHP class in XHTML document

[erikmeyer]

OK, so I am a total noob to PHP (and pretty much to HTML). I am trying to implement a simple PHP class, but am facing a roadbloack. By simply including or requiring my simple class, my page is broken in the browser (and incidentally, fails to validate). The class simply has 3 public properties, no functions as of yet. I have added the class to the php code of a page that works perfectly and validates to XHTML strict...until i include the class, in any of the following fashions:

1. include "box.php";
2. include( "box.php" );
3. require - with and without parenthesis
4. require_once - with and wothout
5. ..... you get the picture

Any of these one liners breaks my page, and I can't figure why. I tried instantiating the class into an object, to no avail. Is there some secret about using classes in PHP that I need to know? My books and online docs on the subject mention nothing that I find readily.

A couple of notes: the box.php code resides in the same path as the index.php code that tries to call it and the actual text of the class is shown below.

<?php

class box
{
public $bgcolor;
public $txtcolor;
public $brdrcolor;
}

?>


Any help would be most appreciated.

Erik

[Xnuiem]

I assume your include/require is happening inside of the PHP tags?

Also, remember you have to instatinate the class, just declaring it wont run it.

[erikmeyer]

Yes, my inlcude/require statements are inside of php tags. My issue is that as soon as I put in the inlcude/require statement, my html breaks, with oor without instantiating the class into an object. I'm concerned that the html is broken.

Erik

[erikmeyer]

OK, probllem solved. My host had led me to believe that PHP5 was running on the server when, in fact, it was not. Changing the public keyword to var fixed the problem.

Score one more for the Nooobs. Should've reviewed the php info before I got started.

Erik