help to the find error ...urgent please (newbie)

Question

<? php include 'database.php'; ?>

what is the error in this as it says

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'include' (T_INCLUDE) in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/HiraganaApp/index.php on line 1

what exactly it means

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'include' (T_INCLUDE)

Answer 1

I'm not able to help you, but i wanna ask, what were you planning to do with this hiragana app? (newbie japanese learner)

Answer 2

isn't the correct syntax like this?

include("database.php");

Answer 3

Well, here is some error and performance issue. At first there is an space between ? and PHP in tag. and also when using file not view use require or require_once or include_once. It will be like

<?php include_once "database.php"; ?>

Answer 4

well i'm trying to create a single page app where people can learn japanese hiragana langauge,
for an assignment

Answer 5

Still shows the same error..