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Notice: Undefined index Appearance : Trying to access an array by a key that does not exist in the array Possible Solution : Check the availability before accessing it. Use: `isset()` (opens new window) `array_key_exists()` (opens new window)
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent Appearance : Happens when your script tries to send a HTTP header to the client but there already was output before, which resulted in headers to be already sent to the client. Possible Causes : Print, echo: Output from print and echo statements will terminate the opportunity to send HTTP headers. The application flow must be restructured to avoid that. Raw HTML areas: Unparsed HTML sections in a .php file are direct output as well. Script conditions that will trigger a `header()` call must be noted before any raw blocks. `<!DOCTYPE html> <?php // Too late for headers already.` Whitespace before `<?php` for "script.php line 1" warnings: If the warning refers to output in line 1, then it's mostly leading whitespace, text or HTML before the opening `<?php` token. `<?php # There's a SINGLE space/newline before <? - Which already seals it.` Reference from SO answer (opens new window) by Mario (opens new window)
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM Appearance: "Paamayim Nekudotayim" means "double colon" in Hebrew; thus this error refers to the inappropriate use of the double colon operator (`::`). The error is typically caused by an attempt to call a static method that is, in fact, not static. Possible Solution: `$classname::doMethod();` If the above code causes this error, you most likely need to simply change the way you call the method: `$classname->doMethod();` The latter example assumes that `$classname` is an instance of a class, and the `doMethod()` is not a static method of that class.

Notice: Undefined index

Appearance :

Trying to access an array by a key that does not exist in the array

Possible Solution :

Check the availability before accessing it. Use:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent

Appearance :

Happens when your script tries to send a HTTP header to the client but there already was output before, which resulted in headers to be already sent to the client.

Possible Causes :

**Print, echo:** Output from print and echo statements will terminate the opportunity to send HTTP headers. The application flow must be restructured to avoid that.

**Raw HTML areas:** Unparsed HTML sections in a .php file are direct output as well. Script conditions that will trigger a `header()` call must be noted before any raw blocks.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<?php
     // Too late for headers already.

**Whitespace before `<?php` for "script.php line 1" warnings:** If the warning refers to output in line 1, then it's mostly leading whitespace, text or HTML before the opening `<?php` token.

<?php
# There's a SINGLE space/newline before <? - Which already seals it.

Reference from SO answer (opens new window) by Mario (opens new window)

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM

Appearance:

"Paamayim Nekudotayim" means "double colon" in Hebrew; thus this error refers to the inappropriate use of the double colon operator (::). The error is typically caused by an attempt to call a static method that is, in fact, not static.

Possible Solution:

$classname::doMethod();

If the above code causes this error, you most likely need to simply change the way you call the method:

$classname->doMethod();

The latter example assumes that $classname is an instance of a class, and the doMethod() is not a static method of that class.

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