Using special characters within php echo

Question

i use an if function to display copy but this copy has to be wrapped in double quotes, and i cant get it working. any help please.

Code

 $currentpage = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

if ($currentpage == "/room/penthouse-suite/"){
echo "<div class='text-center text-emphasis text-lg'>"test penthouse"</div>";
}

so on my page it should display ---> "test penthouse"

just escape special characters by using a slash like \"test penthouse\" — manian, Jun 15 '17 at 14:19
that should have thrown you a parse error but you didn't have that setup to catch / display / log. — Funk Forty Niner, Jun 15 '17 at 14:22
@Fred-ii- can you maybe send me a link to a better explanation, just so i can check into this, im new so like to learn. — Ylama, Jun 15 '17 at 14:24
*there you go* http://php.net/manual/en/function.error-reporting.php — Funk Forty Niner, Jun 15 '17 at 14:24
Take a look at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/845021/how-to-get-useful-error-messages-in-php. Also `"` is a double quote, not a parenthesis. — chris85, Jun 15 '17 at 14:25

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '17 at 14:21

5

You can simply escape the characters by using a backslash.

$currentpage = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

if ($currentpage == "/room/penthouse-suite/"){
    echo "<div class='text-center text-emphasis text-lg'>\"test penthouse\"</div>";
}

answered Jun 15 '17 at 14:21

Ian

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No problem @Ylama have fun building :) – Ian Jun 15 '17 at 14:22

Using special characters within php echo

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