How to echo a php variable into html textarea

Question

I have the following problem. I want to echo a php variable in a html textarea. But i cant get it to work out for me. Here is my code.

<?php

$y = 123

?>

<textarea name="delay" cols="50"rows="5" id="delay">
<?php echo $y ?>
</textarea>

Here is what I see

No, its a .html file. I installed php5 with apt-get. How do i enable php on this file? — Philxad, Dec 12 '16 at 14:22
just rename your file...it should be `.php` instead of `.html`.. — Lal, Dec 12 '16 at 14:23
If this is solved, please tick the icon on the answer below that was most helpful. We don't use [solved] title edits here. Thanks. — halfer, Dec 12 '16 at 14:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 12 '16 at 14:32

0

an easy way could be:

<?php

$y = 123;

echo "<textarea title='textarea' name='delay' cols='50' rows='5' id='delay'>".$y."</textarea>";

?>

also between cols="50"rows="5" should be an blankspace. like: cols="50" rows="5"

answered Dec 12 '16 at 14:32

Blueblazer172

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