How do I create a hyperlink that sends together with an E-mail message?

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I'm trying to create a hyperlink that sends together with the E-mail. I've tried to find information on how to do this but I keep hitting a brick wall.

The third $message. variable should have a hyperlink but I dont seem to make it work. How do I make a hyperlink out of the third $message. variable and how do I include it in the mail function?

The PHP code for sending mail and hyperlink

$confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand()));
$from=$_POST['minemail'];
$email=$_POST['kanemail'];
$subject=$_POST['subject'];
$message=$_POST['message'];
$message.="<br>Klicka på den här länken för att påbörja provet\r\n";
$message.="welcomeuser.php?passkey=$confirm_code"; //hyperlink

$company="dashboardcompany.php";

$sql= "INSERT INTO temp_members_db(confirm_code, email) VALUES('$confirm_code', '$email')";


$result=$connect->query($sql);


mail($email, $subject, $message, "Från: ".$from);

print "Ditt meddelande har skickats: <br>$email<br>$subject<br>$message<br>";

**Danger**: You are **vulnerable to [SQL injection attacks](http://bobby-tables.com/)** that you need to [defend](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/60174/best-way-to-prevent-sql-injection-in-php) yourself from. — Quentin, Dec 17 '15 at 22:18
this is HTML 101 stuff. Plus, you need to use a full http:// call when hyperlinking, otherwise it won't work. — Funk Forty Niner, Dec 17 '15 at 22:21

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '15 at 22:23

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You have to wrape text with HTML tag for url. Just use something like:

$message.="<a href=\"http://www.example.com/welcomeuser.php?passkey=$confirm_code\">"; //hyperlink

answered Dec 17 '15 at 22:23

doubler

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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When including a hyperlink via Email/Internet, a full (external) http:// call is required, otherwise when a user clicks on the hyperlink, it will try and open a document from the user's (local) computer.

$message.="<a href='"."http://www.example.com/welcomeuser.php?passkey=$confirm_code".">welcomeuser.php?passkey=$confirm_code</a>";

References:

On an added note:

Your present code is open to SQL injection. Use mysqli_* with prepared statements, or PDO with prepared statements.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

Community

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answered Dec 17 '15 at 22:25

Abhishek Singh

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this will fail since it will try and open a non-existant document on a user's computer, rather than from a webserver. – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:27
that's simple dear.. please use the complete url then like "http://www.example.com/welcome.php" – Abhishek Singh Dec 17 '15 at 22:30
don't tell me that, modify your answer accordingly. it isn't my question and I know this already. – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:30
i have edited my answer. Please do check – Abhishek Singh Dec 17 '15 at 22:32
[first comment](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34345315/how-do-i-create-a-hyperlink-that-sends-together-with-an-e-mail-message#comment56432494_34345440) was in regards to their original answer http://stackoverflow.com/revisions/34345440/1 - ` – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:33
okay surely it may be but i am talking about the latest edit... – Abhishek Singh Dec 17 '15 at 22:35
and I was talking about your original post. That isn't my downvote btw. – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:35
okay anyways thanks... – Abhishek Singh Dec 17 '15 at 22:38
You're welcome. I made an edit to your answer in order to improve it. I hope you have "learned" from this. – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:48
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Thanks a lot for your guidance and support sir. I m glad atleast I learnt something today. – Abhishek Singh Dec 17 '15 at 22:55
It was my pleasure, *cheers* – Funk Forty Niner Dec 17 '15 at 22:56

How do I create a hyperlink that sends together with an E-mail message?

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