Am I calling this class wrong?

Question

I have this code in a file named server.class.php:

class server
{

function addPlayer($player)
    {
      //Stuff
    }
}

Then, I have this in a file called send.php. These are lines 38-40:

require('/var/www/server/apply/server.class.php');
$server = new server;
$server->addPlayer($_POST['IGN']);

However, I get this error when I visit my page (Php.ini is set to show all errors):

Fatal error: Class 'server' not found in /var/www/server/apply/send.php on line 39

Line 39 is $server = new server;

What am I doing wrong? I have verified that the class file is in /var/www/server/apply/server.class.php.

Put an `echo` statement in `server.class.php` to verify if the file has been correctly included. — Antony, Jan 15 '14 at 03:09
@Antony the file would stop if it hadn't been included, since he's used "require()" — Nick Coad, Jan 15 '14 at 03:10
Or better yet, put `error_reporting(-1);` at the top of your script. — Mike, Jan 15 '14 at 03:10
@Antony As it is the entire server.class.php file is printed to the webpage before the error. — Jon, Jan 15 '14 at 03:11
@Mike I do already. Without lines 38-40 the website loads fine — Jon, Jan 15 '14 at 03:11
Ohhh..... The tutorial I followed (just started learning two days ago) never mentioned it. — Jon, Jan 15 '14 at 03:12
@chipperyman573 easy mistake to make - we've all been there! — Nick Coad, Jan 15 '14 at 03:13
@chipperyman573 you don't need the `?>` tag at the end of your files. In fact, it is discouraged. — Mike, Jan 15 '14 at 03:14
@Mike Thanks, I removed it. What's the point of it if it's not supposed to be used? — Jon, Jan 15 '14 at 03:15
@Mike Agreed. If you have invisible characters after it, you might run into unexpected errors with headers. — Dave Chen, Jan 15 '14 at 03:16
Hard to find a tutorial that's going to tell you everything, especially when it comes to using classes. It's 'assumed" the person behind the wheel, already knows a few things before turning the key ;-) — Funk Forty Niner, Jan 15 '14 at 03:18
@Fred-ii- [It is?](http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php) — Daedalus, Jan 15 '14 at 03:20
@chipperyman573 When using `?>` anything after it will be echoed to the browser. Sometimes this is desired, like `?> — Mike, Jan 15 '14 at 03:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '14 at 03:19

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$server = new server()

Missed the brackets

answered Jan 15 '14 at 03:19

user3118697

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1945989/php-class-instantiation-to-use-or-not-to-use-the-parentheses :D – Dave Chen Jan 15 '14 at 03:26
*"If the constructor doesn't take any parameters I leave them out too"* --- as said in the first comment of the accepted answer in the link you provided. @DaveChen – Funk Forty Niner Jan 15 '14 at 03:29

Am I calling this class wrong?

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