how to create a button hyperlink while displaying into php

Question

I want button control to display instead of anchor tag, so that I am able to set some css to that button.

here what I tried:

if ($number >= 1) {
echo "<a href='pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) . "'>Prev </a>";
}

but I want to display button instead of anchor tag. How to do that?

I think you can do that with help of css. And if you are using bootstrap then there is default class btn is present. — Denis Bhojvani, Feb 25 '17 at 04:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '17 at 04:56

<style>
.button {
  font: bold 15px Arial;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: #EEEEEE;
  color: #333344;
  padding: 2px 6px 2px 6px;
  border-top: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
  border-right: 1px solid #333333;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
  border-left: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
}
</style>



 if ($number >= 1) {
    echo "<a class ='button' href='pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) .  "'>Prev </a>";
}

May this helps you. Css code need to add in style sheet file. If you want to learn bootstrap it is here Bootstarp

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 25 '17 at 04:56

Give a class to the anchor tag. And apply CSS

a.button {
    -webkit-appearance: button;
    -moz-appearance: button;
    appearance: button;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: initial;
}

if ($number >= 1) {
   echo "<a href='pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) . "' class="button">Prev </a>";
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 25 '17 at 05:01

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If you want a button instead of an anchor tag, use this

if ($number >= 1) {
echo "<button onclick='window.location=pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) . "'>Prev</button>";
}

Then apply the CSS as you choose.

answered Feb 25 '17 at 05:01

Chindraba

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 25 '17 at 05:02

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You can write like this

if ($number >= 1) {
    echo "<a href='pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) . "'><button>Prev</button></a>";
}

in this you have no require to add any css

answered Feb 25 '17 at 05:02

ImBhavin95

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

Quick answer:

if ($number >= 1) {
    echo "<button onclick=\"location.href='"pagination2.php?page=" . ($number - 1) . "'\">Prev</button>";
}

If you don't already have a template, Bootstrap has some nice breadcrumbs that might help you do what you want. Alternatively, you can add the class .btn (also from Bootstrap) to an <a> tag.

For a more in-depth description, you might want to take a look at this question on Stack Overflow.

how to create a button hyperlink while displaying into php

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