[SOLVED] Need some PHP help, related to href

[carlmartin10]

I know this is probably a simple question, but I am on almost no sleep, so I am frustrated, sorry to bother you with this, bt I am at my wits end.

 

I have the following PHP code. I want to make the word "HERE" a hyperlink to another page in my website, but I can not figure out the best way to do it.  Any ideas?

 

mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password);
@mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");

$query = "INSERT INTO contacts VALUES ('','$first','$last','$city','$state','$country','$gender')";
$runquery = mysql_query($query);

if($runquery) {
echo "You have successfully created an ExBrief !";
} else {
echo "<center><strong>Your ExBrief was not created.<br />Please review the information you entered for 

accuracy.</strong><br><br /><br />Click HERE to go back and try again.</center>";
}

mysql_close();

[snoll]

Why don't you just put an <a> tag around the HERE in your echo statement?

[carlmartin10]

I tried that and I kept getting an error saying the syntax was incorrect.  I thought that would work too, but no dice.

[snoll]

Are you escaping the <a> tag's double quotes with backslashes?

[carlmartin10]

actually, no, not sure how to do that properly.

[.josh]

"<a href=\"http://...\">...</a>"

//or

"<a href='http://...'>...</a>"

[carlmartin10]

duh, rookie mistake...I am so PHP'ed out that I forgot about simple HTML rules..lol.  Anyway, thanks for the assistance. I am working on this site, so I am sure I will be back for more help. This issue is handled, though.  Thanks all!