php - Show a Parse error: "@" on dbc connect. how i fix it? -
          this question has answer here:                               php parse/syntax errors; , how solve them?                                         11 answers                                             error - "parse error: syntax error, unexpected '@' in   /home/vol2_8/byethost13.com/b13_16347614/digiquiz.my-style.in/htdocs/simplephpquiz-master/includes/db_conn.php   on line 7"    here code:   <?php  // set database access information constants define ('db_user', 'xxxxxxxxx'); define ('db_password', 'xxxxxxx'); define ('db_host', 'xxxxxxxxxxx'); define ('db_name', 'xxxxxxxxxxx');  @ $dbc = new mysqli(xxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxx); // details added constants not define's  if (mysqli_connect_error()){     echo "could not connect mysql. please try again";     exit(); } ?>          why not using defines so:   <?php  //set database access information constants define...