Need Static Template help....... bad

[Mavs00]

First, I'm a code dummy.......

I've been attempting to follow this seemingly simple -TEMPLATE- in order to create vB template driven pages.

I think I'm struggling with calling the right variables.

I created a rules.php file in my root dir (my forum sit in root/forums). Here is where I'm at:

<?php 

//+GO+TO+FORUM+DIR 
chdir('./forums'); <-- Problem

//+STANDARD+VBULLETIN+STUFF 
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS',+1); 
define('THIS_SCRIPT',+'rules');    <-- Problem
require_once('./global.php'); 

//+GENERIC_SHELL+VARS 
$pagetitle+=+"Title+of+Page"; 
$HTML+=+"";+//+PIECED+TOGETHER+IN+SCRIPT 

eval('$HTML+=+"'+.+fetch_template('forums/static/forum_rules')+.+'";');  <-- Problem

$navbits+=+array();+ 
$navbits[$parent]+=+'Meganman';+ 

$navbits+=+construct_navbits($navbits);+ 
eval('$navbar+=+"'+.+fetch_template('navbar')+.+'";'); 
eval('print_output("'+.+fetch_template('GENERIC_SHELL')+.+'");'); 

?>

I put my script in the root dir, and when I run it I get:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/adkhighp/public_html/rules.php on line 8

I highlight places I think may be wrong, but I'm not sure. Not sure what error message means, or how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

fetch_template('forums/static/forum_rules') <-- This line calls the php doc i created that I want displayed in the template.