I get this error when I run the install file:

Parse error: parse error in /var/www/html/forums/includes/functions.php on line 3020

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_demo_mode() in /var/www/html/forums/includes/functions.php on line 1953

I am trying to run this on my home comp before i try and install it on my site.
as u can guess i am sorta new at this....somewhat
anyway, i ran through okie i guess i can access control panel for it and whatnot. I go to the page itself and i get this error:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in www\Forums\global.php on line 26

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in www\Forums\global.php on line 41

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in www\Forums\global.php on line 48

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in www\Forums\includes\init.php on line 517

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
www\Forums\includes\sessions.php on line 270


Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: www\Forums\global.php
Line: 26

i redid the global.php about 2 times now but nothing so i am guessing it is somewhere else. Like i said i dont know enough to understand wtf it is saying..heh.
if someone knows where i ++++ed up let me know please as i am out of ideas

Can you post your global.php from line 18 to 55?

post lines 9- 25 of you cmps index file

<?php
// ++================================================ =========================++
// || vBadvanced CMPS v1.0 RC2 ||
// || ? 2003-2004 vBadvanced.com & PlurPlanet, LLC - All Rights Reserved ||
// || This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. ||
// || http://vbadvanced.com ||
// ++ ================================================== ======================++

error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'adv_index');
define('VBA_PORTAL', true);

// ============================================
// Enter the full path to your forum here
// Example: /home/vbadvanced/public_html/forum
// ============================================

chdir('/www/forums');

// ============================================
// No Further Editing Necessary!
// ============================================

require_once('./global.php');

print_portal_output($home);

?>

your chdir needs to change to your root directory

root of the forum?or root of the site itself?

root to the forum if you need help im on aim NvVsn

well as far as i know and from what the info.php says it is the forum root.
i tried adding u to aol but it shows u as offline so i guess i missed ya

sorry im back on hit me now