Please provide a reduced code fragment (<15 lines) producing this behaviour.

------------------ INCLUDE.PHP
<?php

	$a = 1;
	$b = 1;
	$c = 1;
	$d = 1;
	$e = 1;
	$f = 1;
	$g = 1;
	$h = 1;
	$i = 1;
	$j = 1;

php?>
-------------------- EOF

-------------SCRIPT.PHP
<?php
	require('./include.php');
	$x = 1;
	$y = 2
	$z = 3;
php?>
----------------EOF

As you will notice, there is a missing ; in the code above. If I run the
script, i get the error 

Parse error: parse error in ./include.php on line 18

If i change require() to include(), the CORRECT error message appears :

Parse error: parse error in D:\www\Petra\test\script.php on line 5



Best regards, Nico Blanke .

User feedback:

Parse error: parse error in D:\www\Petra\test\script.php on line 5

------------------ INCLUDE.PHP
<?php

        $a = 1;
        $b = 1;
        $c = 1;
        $d = 1;
        $e = 1;
        $f = 1;
        $g = 1;
        $h = 1;
        $i = 1;
        $j = 1;
php?>

<?php
        require('./include.php');
        $x = 1;
        $y = 2
        $z = 3;
php?>

You shouldn't put php before ?>.

That has nothing to do with the Problem described above.
The same error, even if I use <? ?> instead of <?php php?>

Please provide _valid_ reproducing script for this behaviour.

I?m sorry that "bug" isn?t reproduceable with your code and
I guess you?ve missed a closing bracket )]} anywhere, that?s
usually the reson for parse errors appearing in the last
line of a script...