Adding item to basket link in php

Question

I am trying to insert a a href into php to add the items to the basket. but it is giving me the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'file_id' (T_STRING), expecting ',' or ';' in mproducts.php on line 96

Here is my code:

echo '<a href="mproducts.php?page=mproducts&action=add&id<?php echo $row['file_id']?>">Add to Basket</a>';

Here `` you are already in PHP. Just concatenate. – chris85 Jun 16 '16 at 17:24 — chris85, Jun 16 '16 at 17:24
The `&id` should also have an `=`. – chris85 Jun 16 '16 at 17:26 — chris85, Jun 16 '16 at 17:26
Like this: echo 'Add to Basket' . ; – Jub Jun 16 '16 at 17:28 — Jub, Jun 16 '16 at 17:28
@chris85 still giving me an error – Jub Jun 16 '16 at 17:28 — Jub, Jun 16 '16 at 17:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 16 '16 at 17:27

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Two things, you don't use PHP tags inside PHP statements, and you join (or "concatenate") echo statements with either periods or commas.

Like this...

echo '<a href="mproducts.php?page=mproducts&action=add&id=', $row['file_id'], '">Add to Basket</a>';

Or...

echo '<a href="mproducts.php?page=mproducts&action=add&id=' . $row['file_id'] . '">Add to Basket</a>';

answered Jun 16 '16 at 17:27

Oh I understand now. Thank you very much – Jub Jun 16 '16 at 17:33
Note the commas aren't concatenating, that is outputting each part. If commas are used outside of `echo` for concatenating that will fail. – chris85 Jun 16 '16 at 17:34
@chris85 Yes. Technically using commas with `echo` isn't called "concatenation", but it is does accomplish the same thing and is slightly faster. And yes, `echo` is also about the only place where commas are used in this manner. – Coffee'd Up Hacker Jun 16 '16 at 17:40

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