Sorting php data var

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UPDATE: Ok, thanks everyone. But, when I replace var with $ i now get these errors:

array_multisort()[function.array-multisort]: Argument #1 is expected to be an array or a sort flag

and

max()[function.max]: When only one parameter is given, it must be an array

This should be pretty easy to follow looking at my code, but can anyone tell me why I am getting this error when I run my code?

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VAR

I want to sort the data by player number, and then the highest point row should be colored red:

file1.php

<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 //EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Fantasy Football</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="roster.php" method="POST">
<table border="1">
<tr><td>Player Name</td><td><input type="text" name="name"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Position</td><td><input type="text" name="position"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Number</td><td><input type="text" name="number"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Team</td><td><input type="text" name="team"</td></tr>
<tr><td>Points per game</td><td><input type="text" name="points"</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit"></td></tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

roster.php

<?php
for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($players); $i++) {
list($name[],$team[],$number[],$position[],$points[]) = explode('|', $players[$i]);
}
array_multisort($number, $position, $name, $team, $points, SORT_DESC);
var mostPoints = max($points);
for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($players); $i++) {
if($points[$i]==mostPoints){
echo '<tr style="background:#F44">';
}else{
echo '<tr>';
}
echo '<td>'.$name[$i].'</td><td>'.$team[$i].'</td><td>'.$number[$i].'</td>
<td>'.$position  [$i].'</td><td>'.$points[$i].'</td></tr>';
}

?>

alex · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-13 03:47:36Z

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var mostPoints = max($points);

Have you been using JavaScript a lot lately (or old PHP 4 OO)?

PHP's only use of the var keyword was for old PHP4 style object property definitons.

Drop the var part.

Also, don't forget the PHP variable sigil $.

edited Jul 13, 2011 at 3:47

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 1:03

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Kevin Ji Over a year ago

Also note that the correct syntax is $mostPoints = max($points);

thescientist · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-13 01:03:11Z

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yup, you need $mostPoints, not var mostPoints

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 1:03

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