print to screen a website.

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I know this is wrong but I am not sure how. Can someone tell me nicely what is wrong with it?

print "<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/" target='_blank' class='gemma' style='position: fixed; bottom: 0; right: 0; text-align:right; width:100%; padding:20px;'>Works best in Chrome web browser</a>";

Can anyone tell me why I am getting an error with this single line of code? — Case, Nov 09 '16 at 16:37
with iframes you can include other pages like facebook.com or google.com into your site — Blueblazer172, Nov 09 '16 at 16:38
what are you trying to do ? just print it on a white background page? — Adi Azarya, Nov 09 '16 at 16:41
Possible duplicate of [Double quotes within php script echo](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11036420/double-quotes-within-php-script-echo) — jmattheis, Nov 09 '16 at 16:43
I KNEW I had a problem right after the address. I just didn't know how to fix it. — Case, Nov 09 '16 at 16:45
Thanks for the downvote and the answer. I appreciated the latter more though. — Case, Nov 09 '16 at 16:46
For future reference, the downvotes are probably because you didn't say what was wrong with it. You need to also include in your question any exception you are getting or what your expected and actual output is. — Lexi, Nov 09 '16 at 17:16
There wasn't a general error. I just knew by looking at the code in the progammer's notepad that there was an error. But how do I say "gee this code is green and it should be blue?" And you all will completely understand what I am trying to say right? The best that I could give you was that there was a problem with that line of code. I knew it had to be after the double quotes because the code went green and it should go black. — Case, Nov 09 '16 at 17:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '16 at 16:50

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The correct way for this would be to write the HTML exactly as normal, with double quotes, and just wrap the string in single quotes. You should also use echo, not print:

echo '<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/" target="_blank" class="gemma" style="position: fixed; bottom: 0; right: 0; text-align:right; width:100%; padding:20px;">Works best in Chrome web browser</a>';

answered Nov 09 '16 at 16:50

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What is the difference between echo and print? – Case Nov 09 '16 at 16:54
There are slight differences, among them, echo is marginally faster than print(). You'll find more info here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7094118/reference-comparing-phps-print-and-echo – junkfoodjunkie Nov 09 '16 at 16:56
so it's kinda like using if else statements or choosing to use case statements? – Case Nov 09 '16 at 16:58
Sort of, yes, although you'd normally use `echo` for outputting content to the browser/UI - print is rarely used, and as stated, mostly for evaluating functions / have a specific return value. – junkfoodjunkie Nov 09 '16 at 17:00
Print is used rampantly in this code so I will continue with it. I see no real need to change it now. – Case Nov 09 '16 at 17:11
By all means, but that might be an indication that the code isn't very good, and/or in desperate need of updating. Having the `target="_blank"` suggests the same, so... proceed with caution. – junkfoodjunkie Nov 09 '16 at 17:13
try in desperate need of updating. I am working on that. When I start the real serious part of updating print will leave and echo will come out and play. – Case Nov 09 '16 at 17:14

print to screen a website.

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