How can I echo it properly? HTML+PHP issue

Question

I have a problem with this line,is there any solution for a line which must contain both single and double quotation marks?

echo "<a href='/ad/.$row['id_ad']'>".$row['title'];

I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '' (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE), expecting '-' or identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or number (T_NUM_STRING)

If you want to echo a value of an array key inside a string like that, you do _not_ quote the key (and you don't need the `.` concatenation operator. Inside the string, that's just a dot.). `echo ""` Outside a string, the key needs to be quoted, inside, not quoted. — Don't Panic, Jul 02 '19 at 16:22
Unless you're using complex syntax (curly braces) inside the string, then the key _does_ need to be quoted. `echo ""`. See [variable parsing](https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.parsing) — Don't Panic, Jul 02 '19 at 16:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '19 at 16:15

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Exit the "echo" and concatenate with a dot.

echo "<a href='/ad/" . $row['id_ad'] . "'>" . $row['title'];

That would be the exact match of your line but I believe you forgot to close the anchor.

echo "<a href='/ad/" . $row['id_ad'] . "'>" . $row['title'] . "</a>";

answered Jul 02 '19 at 16:15

Andreas

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Thank you kindly,it worked :) – magiczna_sowa Jul 02 '19 at 16:26

How can I echo it properly? HTML+PHP issue

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