Error: Anonymous function expected when using a static function in PHP

Question

Having some trouble with PHP static functions in my program. My code is below and I keep getting the error "Anonymous function expected". I'm using the IDE PhpStorm.

I've had a google but nothing comes up. If I remove the name of the function the error goes away but I don't know how to then call the function.

<?php

/**
 * @param mysqli $conn Connection to the database.
 * @param int $id The ID of the white card that is to be voted up.
 */
public static function voteUp($conn, $id){
    mysqli_query($conn, 'UPDATE WhiteCards SET Ups = Ups + 1 WHERE ID = ' . $id);
}

/**
 * @param mysqli $conn Connection to the database.
 * @param int $id The ID of the white card that is to be voted down.
 */
public static function voteDown($conn, $id){
    mysqli_query($conn, 'UPDATE WhiteCards SET Ups = Ups - 1 WHERE ID = ' . $id);
}

@scaisEdge OP: "but I don't know how to then call the function" ;-) so it's anyone's guess. — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:46
@Fred-ii- thanks .. I had not read properly .. but what for If "I remove the name of the function the error goes away " — ScaisEdge
– ScaisEdge, Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:47
public suggests the use of a class; you also want to know how to call the functions; this question is both unclear and too broad. Best you go back to reading all the relevant manuals. — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:48
@scaisEdge again; anybody's guess, too many unknowns as per ^ — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:50

Angus · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-12 20:52:17Z

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Just solved it, the two functions needed to be in a class.

answered Feb 12, 2017 at 20:52

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