iframe source not found

Question

I am trying to use iFrame to dispaly some random videos. The links are stored in a database so i am using a loop to get them and use them as source for iFrame. When i just print out the url's it works fine they all appear, but when I try to add them as src for iFrame it wont appear. I get an empty box.

$loop = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM video") or die (mysql_error());
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($loop)) {
    $tmp = $row['videos'];
    //echo $tmp;
?>
    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="<?php echo $tmp; ?>" ></iframe>
<?php   
}
?>

Please give us the contents of `$tmp`. I would like to see that if there's anything there that might cause the problem. — Christian Lundahl, Mar 20 '15 at 11:19
where is your iframe files are stored, and show the ` $tmp ` variable data — Sachink, Mar 20 '15 at 11:26
$tmp is just a variable that I use to store the link in. It could look like the following as well. (With link I mean just a youtube, for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0hKpdnuXnw) When i echo out $row['videos'] (or $tmp) i get all my links displayed — Manam, Mar 20 '15 at 11:36
That can never work. You need to start your `src` with http://. — Christian Lundahl, Mar 20 '15 at 11:42

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '15 at 11:44

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Make sure $tmp starts with http://.

$loop = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM video") or die (mysql_error());
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($loop)) {
    $tmp = $row['videos'];
    $tmp = strpos($tmp, "http://") ? $tmp : "http://" . $tmp;
    //echo $tmp;
?>
    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="<?php echo $tmp; ?>" ></iframe>
<?php   
}
?>

answered Mar 20 '15 at 11:44

Christian Lundahl

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My bad, the links are already starting with html: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0hKpdnuXnw But it does not work either way – Manam Mar 20 '15 at 11:53
As mentioned in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8698742/getting-youtube-com-to-load-in-iframe YouTube cannot be embedded other than links that starts with http://www.youtube.com/embed/ I actually had no idea about that before I posted my answer. – Christian Lundahl Mar 20 '15 at 12:21
Ohh now I see. It actually works when I use an embedded link :D – Manam Mar 20 '15 at 12:34

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