hi, i know this topic has been spoken about many times, but since i'm a n00b i can't find what i'm looking for.

i cloned the default template.
next i tried to copy the user menu into a custom php block just to try it out, i should have two user menus right?

but when i try to view the page it shows my block title but with nothing in it. now i tried all the debugging things and the php debugger gave me this error inside the block

Parse error: parse error in C:\xoops_web\class\xoopsblock.php(146) : eval()'d code on line 1

all i did was copy the 'user menu' code into the custom block i made and i get this error. any ideas?

my original goal was to add the 'administrative menu' option to the main menu, but i failed so i was trying to just test things out.

any help is much appreciated!