why <?php tag is closing on $user -> [closed]

Answer 1

Short Version: It's not. PHP terminates at ?> (or possibly %> if you're using asp style tags).

Long Version: Take a look through your document, try placing various echo statements around to ensure you're exiting where you think you are. Edit the file with a plain text viewer if you can, to make sure your editor isn't hiding anything from you.

Update Ensure that your include is performing correctly. If it's unable to find that file, or the file doesn't create the user object, your next line will fail, and PHP will terminate.

Answer 2

Yep, it's the spaces:

//replace
$user -> session_begin();

//with
$user->session_begin();

and all other places where -> is a space.