Php echo not working with forms

Question

I'm developing a website where people can vote on youtube videos.

In my toplist I have an upvote button. I generate it with php code, but on the first video it does not generate the form for the first button.

Here is the code:

echo "
    <tr>
      <th scope='row'>$i</th>
        <td>$title</td>
        <td>$vote</td>
        <td>
        <a style='color: #00bcd4;' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$url' target='_blank'>
          Watch
        </a>
      </td>
       <td>
         <form method='post' action='sendmusic.php'>
           <input value='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$url' type='hidden' name='url'>
           <input type='hidden' value='upvote' name='name'>
           <button type='submit' class='mdl-button mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-button--colored'>Upvote</button>
         </form>
       </td>
    </tr>

";

Possible duplicate of [PHP Echo a large block of text](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2672642/php-echo-a-large-block-of-text) — Mahmoud Tantawy, Jan 25 '16 at 16:06
I think you're not showing all the relevant code as you are using $i which is most likely previously defined. — Chris G, Jan 25 '16 at 16:14
@Billy in the source at the first video it shows the whole code without the form, but after that it has the form — letsgo00, Jan 25 '16 at 16:57

inorganik · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25T17:55:47.683

why wouldn't you just do:

for ($i = 0; $i <= 10; $i++):
?> <!-- close php -->
    <tr>
      <th scope='row'><?php echo $i ?></th>
        <td><?php echo $title ?></td>
        <td><?php echo $vote ?></td>
        <td>
        <a style='color: #00bcd4;' href='<?php echo "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$url" ?>' target='_blank'>
          Watch
        </a>
      </td>
       <td>
         <form method='post' action='sendmusic.php'>
           <input value='<?php echo "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$url" ?>' type='hidden' name='url'>
           <input type='hidden' value='upvote' name='name'>
           <button type='submit' class='mdl-button mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-button--colored'>Upvote</button>
         </form>
       </td>
    </tr>
<!-- open php -->
<?php
endfor;

Thanks, but it does not write ot the form for the first time — letsgo00, Jan 25 '16 at 17:59

Php echo not working with forms

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