[SOLVED] losing variables between php brackets

[delphi123]

Hi folks,

 

have got this code:

$id=mysql_result($result,0,"itemid");
$title=mysql_result($result,0,"title");
$thumbnail=mysql_result($result,0,"data_txt");
$publish_up=mysql_result($result,0,"publish_up");
$hits=mysql_result($result,0,"hits");
echo $title;
?>


            <h2>
                <a href="#">
                <?php $title; ?>
                </a>
            </h2>

 

This is a simplified version, but the second use of $title doesn't work at all, just returns blank, whereas the first does?  Is there some rule about variables being lost across <?php ?> tags or something?

[RichardRotterdam]

use echo just $title won't do anything

<?php echo $title; ?>

[Jnerocorp]

$id=mysql_result($result,0,"itemid");
$title=mysql_result($result,0,"title");
$thumbnail=mysql_result($result,0,"data_txt");
$publish_up=mysql_result($result,0,"publish_up");
$hits=mysql_result($result,0,"hits");
echo $title;
?>


            <h2>
                <a href="#">
                <?php echo $title; ?>
                </a>
            </h2>

[delphi123]

<doh!> Sorry - asp slipping back in!

 

Thanks very much!