Color PHP variable in html

Question

I have this html code with php variable the text will be display in color black but I don't know how to make the variable to be in color red

here is the code

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: ".$interest_rate."%\n<br>

when I do

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: ".<a color=red>$interest_rate</a>."%\n<br>

the page stops working

How can I do this please advise?

It depends. What's your full PHP code? You cannot add variables directly into html code and expect them to proccess without PHP tags. — Phiter, Nov 07 '16 at 15:34
What is the point of using an `` tag just to change the text color? `` is for "anchors" (i.e. hyperlinks). Use `` and combine that with CSS to accomplish what you want. — Mike, Nov 07 '16 at 15:35
HTML goes with HTML. You're trying to parse it as PHP, so you get errors because of it. Should be something like `...Rate is: ".$interest_rate."%\n
` — Qirel, Nov 07 '16 at 15:35
You seem to be somewhat randomly piecing together HTML and PHP syntax. The two are very different things. It would probably be a good idea to walk through some introductory PHP tutorials. Copying/pasting things you find on the internet without understanding the tools you're using isn't going to get you very far. — David, Nov 07 '16 at 15:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:35

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I cannot see PHP tags or PHP code, but assuming this is a string inside PHP tags (since there is no problem without the anchor tag), your problem is the HTML tags outside the string.

Do this:

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: <span style='color:red'>".$interest_rate."%</span><br>

answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:35

Phiter

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it perfectly work. so basically when I have a variable I can not use a – NICK Nov 07 '16 at 15:57
No, you can use ` – Phiter Nov 07 '16 at 15:58
thanks a lot but now I am running into another problem see when I try
Your Intrest Rate is: ".$interest_rate."%
I am trying to align the variable right its still not working – NICK Nov 07 '16 at 16:01
You must do those things with style parameters. Take a look: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_styles.asp – Phiter Nov 07 '16 at 16:22
print("
Your monthly income is: $".$monthlyincome1."\n"); I used it exactly how they said it is not working
– NICK Nov 07 '16 at 16:31
The styling will depend on many factors. In your case, probably missing a parent div with a set width. You could do a tutorial on css on codeacademy, you'll learn quick and will surely master the element styling. – Phiter Nov 07 '16 at 16:39

Blueblazer172 · Answer 2 · 2016-11-07T15:43:16.013

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change this:

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: ".<a color=red>$interest_rate</a>."%\n<br>

to this if your outside a php tag:

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: ".<a color=red><?php $interest_rate ?></a>."%\n<br>

and if your inside a php tag:

<br>Your Intrest Rate is: ".<a color=red>".$interest_rate."</a>."%\n<br>

and be sure that the variable('$interest_rate') isset

edited Nov 07 '16 at 15:43

answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:37

Blueblazer172

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If inside php, then maybe just: `
Your Interest Rate is: ".$interest_rate."%\n
` – Cœur Jun 12 '18 at 11:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:36

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You must tell the server to parse the PHP code as PHP code, using PHP tags:

<br>Your Interest Rate is: <a style='color:red;'><?php echo $interest_rate; ?>%</a><br>

answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:36

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Captain Squirrel · Answer 4 · 2016-11-07T15:39:02.923

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Provided your actually able to view the $interest_rate variable, you should use a  or something similar to get your text to appear red.

 Your Intrest Rate is: ".<?php echo $interest_rate; ?>."%\n 

edited Nov 07 '16 at 15:39

answered Nov 07 '16 at 15:36

Captain Squirrel

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the variable is still not right... he has to use `` – Blueblazer172 Nov 07 '16 at 15:37
Apologies, I've amended my answer to include that. (Completely forgot how to php today) – Captain Squirrel Nov 07 '16 at 15:38
@Blueblazer172 not necessarily. OP probably just posted the inner string content and this is inside php tags already. – Phiter Nov 07 '16 at 15:38
@PhiterFernandes yeah but then he has tu use dots before and after the value – Blueblazer172 Nov 07 '16 at 15:39
OP's original code does this. He just added the tags outside the string, that's the main problem. – Phiter Nov 07 '16 at 15:40
@Blueblazer172 only if he is echoing the entire string. – Captain Squirrel Nov 07 '16 at 15:40
@Kieran jeah but this is not seeable. he hasn't posted php code. so we dont know – Blueblazer172 Nov 07 '16 at 15:41

Color PHP variable in html

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