PHP syntax error with T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING

Question

I am facing a syntax error problem in PHP. Appreciate if someone can help me understand what is going wrong here.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in:

The line causing this issue is:

if ($custom_logo){
     echo '#logo a { background: url(''.$custom_logo.'') left center no-repeat; }';
}

issue is in string concatenation correct that – Afshan Shujat Apr 18 '17 at 02:57 — Afshan Shujat, Apr 18 '17 at 02:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '17 at 02:55

2

You need to use escape char when you want to use 2 times single quote...

if ($custom_logo){ echo '#logo a { background: url(\''.$custom_logo.'\') left center no-repeat; }'; }

answered Apr 18 '17 at 02:55

Naga

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '17 at 03:03

Using heredoc is another approach, be sure LOGO_CSS is the first text on the line, no leading whitespace.

if (!empty($custom_logo)){
     echo <<< LOGO_CSS
#logo a { background: url('$custom_logo') left center no-repeat; }
LOGO_CSS;
}

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