Syntax error php, not sure how to include an edit button with every record returned

Question

I am currently retrieving records from a database, however I am implementing an edit button so you are able to edit the record information however I cant seem to find where I am going wrong with my syntax? if anyone could help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

my code:

.'</td><td><a href="editmp3.php?edit_id='.$row['mp3id'].'" alt="edit" >Edit</a></td>   <td><a href="deletedmp3.php?delete_id='.$row['mp3id'].'" alt="delete" >Delete</a></td><td></tr>';

When I click the delete button it tries to find the edit_id. not sure why

Possible duplicate of [PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18050071/php-parse-syntax-errors-and-how-to-solve-them) — ChrisGPT was on strike, Apr 24 '18 at 02:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '18 at 02:05

Try this:

echo '<tr><td><a href="./metadata images/'. $row["Title"] .'">'. $row["Title"] ."</td><td>". $row["Author"] ."</td><td>". $row["AlbumAuthor"] ."</td><td>".$row["Year"]."</td><td>".$row["Genre"] .'</td><td><a href="editItem.php?edit_id='.$row['itemID'].'" alt="edit" >Edit</a></td><td></tr>';

it looks like you're already in a php block, and then you're declaring another php block within an echo statement.

I highly recommend if you're going to develop php you work in some sort of framework that does not require you to mix between <?php ?> and <html> and whatever else. stay in one language and use functions, classes, templates, frameworks and so on to construct views like this.

thanks that works, if you looked at my edit. I'm trying to add the delete button but it refers to edit_id — gurps singh, Apr 24 '18 at 02:46

Syntax error php, not sure how to include an edit button with every record returned

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