So this is the code prior to trying to add a hyperlink
echo "<p>Name: " . $item["first_name"] . " " . $item["last_name"] . "<br> Email: " . $item ["email"] . "</p>";
I thought that putting the <a href around the $item['email'] would make the email address a hyperlink but it does not ... it skips the email addresses completely and hyperlinks the names because all fields are $item.
echo "<p>Name: " . $item["first_name"] . " " . $item["last_name"] . "<br> Email: " . "<a href=\"mailto: {$item ["email"]} \">" . "</p>";
Thank you for any assistance.