anchor/href change dynamically

Question

How can I make a dynamic anchor?

I have this table in my database;

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:    **id**    :    **Names**                :
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:     1        : Name1, Name2, Name3         :
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I return it to my page and what I want to do is when I click in one of the name I want to change the link id.

For example when I clicked Name1 my anchor should be

<a href="http://name.com?id=name1">

and when I click Name2

<a href="http://name.com?id=name2">

and so on.

How can I possibly do this?

Thanks!

You want to change each anchor on the server side, before the page is displayed? — kgarrigan, Jun 23 '13 at 07:31
Do you have different names in same column? separated with `,` ? — Sergio, Jun 23 '13 at 07:36
please define what you expect from a dynamic anchor, it is not clear at this point what exactly your expecting. — DevZer0, Jun 23 '13 at 07:36
DevZero, I have diff name in the same column. So when I display the other column I want to also create an anchor for it. — jules, Jun 23 '13 at 08:02
It is usually inefficient to store multiple values in the same row, in the same column. Can you show how you are retrieving the names from your database? — kgarrigan, Jun 23 '13 at 08:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '13 at 07:39

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<?php 
    Foreach ($name as $n){
        echo '<a href ="http://name.com?id='.$n.'">'.$n.' </a>';
?>

Guessing this is what you are looking for. Question is a little vague. Could use more information.

answered Jun 23 '13 at 07:39

kgarrigan

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Honestly, make your code clear: array is a massive of data, so write properly `$names as $name`, it is so simple. – sybear Jun 23 '13 at 07:48
Honestly, since $n is local to the foreach loop, I think it really comes down to a matter of style preference. – kgarrigan Jun 23 '13 at 07:56

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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You can script code to the HTML page which does this change without reloading the page. This modifies the HTML document at runtime, for example see here: How to change href of <a> tag on button click through javascript

The object you click on now needs to have an onclick handler like in the example.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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answered Jun 23 '13 at 07:39

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