Script Error but all looks right

[webandwe]

Hi I got this code from a book.

I don't know what is going on but everytime i run the script i get this:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/webandwe/public_html/php/install.php on line 19

I have the lastest mysql and apache stuff. Can someone please tell me what the problem is or if my server is a bit old how to fix it to get around it?

Kind Regards
Webandwe

[PHP]
<?PHP

#connect to mysql
$conn = @mysql_connect( "localhost" , "my database username", "mypass")
or die ( "could not connect to the database");

#select the database
$rs= @mysql_select_d b("webandwe_con tact", $conn)
or die("Could not select database");

#create the SQL query
$query = "id int(4) auto_increment, ";
$query. = "name varchar(50),";
$query. = "email varchar(50),";
$query. = "comments text,"; #*******This is line 19************* *************
$query. = "time timestamp(14), primary key(id)";

$sql = "create table guestbook ($query)";

#execute query

$rs = @mysql_query ($sql)
or die ("<h3>Could not create guestbook tables<br/>
Does it already exist</h3>");

#confrim the result
echo("<h3>Creat ed guestbook table</h3>");
?>
[/PHP]

[ronverdonk]

A concatenation is NOT written like '. =' (dot space equals) but like '.=' (dot equals).

Ronald :cool:

[webandwe]

Thanks Ronald -