php inside html div css style tag

Question

I am trying to insert a dynamic php value into a html style tag, I am not sure if i am doing the correct way?

<div class="status" style='background: <?php get_option("myoption_background_color") ?>'>

Your syntax is wrong first of all. Your style attribute uses different quotes. — George, Mar 05 '13 at 09:09
is that the best practice? or is there any other ways to call the php in this style tag? — max li, Mar 05 '13 at 09:13
Theres no best practice about it, if it's wrong it won't work. A starting `'` must be paired with an ending `'` and the same with `"`. — George, Mar 05 '13 at 09:14
@F4r-20 [Single quotes are valid in html](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2210430/are-single-quotes-valid-in-html-xhtml) — HamZa, Mar 05 '13 at 09:24
@HamZaDzCyberDeV At what point did I say that single quotes aren't valid in HTML? — George, Mar 05 '13 at 10:15

HamZa · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-03T12:27:21.570

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You forgot the semicolon and echo, check this:

<div class="status" style="background: <?php echo get_option("myoption_background_color"); ?>">

edited Jun 03 '15 at 12:27

answered Mar 05 '13 at 09:11

HamZa

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '13 at 09:11

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Most likely you also need echo:

<div class="status" style="background: <?php echo get_option("myoption_background_color"); ?>">

If a function is called getSomething then it likely returns the value, but not writes it to output.

answered Mar 05 '13 at 09:11

dfsq

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