How to php inside html generated via php

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Difference between single quote and double quote string in php

I need to include some php code within some html file that I generate via PHP.

I have tried the following but this is not working. Can you explain to me why?

<?php
$text='mc';
echo '<text>"$text"</text>'
?>

Also read up on [heredoc](http://php.net/heredoc) strings. – mario Nov 24 '12 at 22:39 — mario, Nov 24 '12 at 22:39
echo `"$text";` will also work. – Felipe Alameda A Nov 24 '12 at 22:42 — Felipe Alameda A, Nov 24 '12 at 22:42

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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Because you should use in this case echo "<text>\"$text\"</text>"

Read more about the different kinds of strings in PHP in this question and in the manual

You can also use String concatenation, like this: echo '<text>' . $text . '</text>'

Which way you prefer is totally up to you.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

Community

answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:38

Simon Forsberg

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... or `echo '', $text, '';` – raina77ow Nov 24 '12 at 22:39
A link to variable interpolation in the PHP manual would be beneficial here. – FThompson Nov 24 '12 at 22:41
I tried it still not. How isn't it I dont understand – Ozan Nov 24 '12 at 22:41
@Vulcan I'm trying to find a good link to the PHP manual, feel free to add one if you know the link... – Simon Forsberg Nov 24 '12 at 22:42
Oops, there's actually no such page in the PHP manual, the Wikipedia page was the one I was thinking of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_interpolation – FThompson Nov 24 '12 at 22:44
@Vulcan I don't think variable interpolation is exactly what the OP is looking for though... – Simon Forsberg Nov 24 '12 at 22:55
Variable interpolation is the *exact* reason for the OP's original code not working as he expected it to. – FThompson Nov 24 '12 at 23:02
Ah, sorry. I thought you meant variable interpolation as in getting a variable who's name is contained in another variable. As the `${'test_'.$i}` on wikipedia. – Simon Forsberg Nov 24 '12 at 23:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:38

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It should be:

<?php
$text='mc';
echo '<text>'.$text.'</text>';
?>

answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:38

ajtrichards

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:40

0

<?php
$text='mc';
echo '<text>'.$text.'</text>'
//or
echo "<text>$text</text>";
?>

answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:40

Shahrokhian

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:41

0

You should notice the usage difference between single quote and double quote. The following resource will help you. http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php

answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:41

SaidbakR

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:42

0

There are a couple of options:

<?php
$text = 'mc';
echo '<text>'.$text.'</text>';
echo '<text>',$text,'</text>';
echo "<text>$text</text>";
echo "<text>{$text}</text>";?>

You can refer to the string manual at php.net for further usage.

answered Nov 24 '12 at 22:42

Samuel Cook

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