How To Echo Hyperlinks?

[jverner]

When I run this, the hyperlink comes out in text. How do I make the hyperlink come out live?

 

<?php>

 

$pc = $_POST['pc'];

 

If ($pc == 0) {

$pcText = "http://www.yahoo.com";

}

 

else if ($pc == 1) {

$pcText = "http://www.google.com";

}

 

?>

 

<p>Website: <?php echo $pcText ?> </p>

Edited September 26, 2012 by Pikachu2000
Removed link to competing forum.

[gizmola]

You are returning html, so you need to return a valid anchor tag:

 

<a href="...">

[coded4u]

This should be in the PHP section, not HTML. but just edit your code a little....

 

<?php
$pc = $_POST['pc'];
If ($pc == 0) {
$pcText = "<a href=\http://www.yahoo.com\">SomeText</a>";
}
else if ($pc == 1) {
$pcText = "<a href=\"http://www.google.com\">SomeText</a>";
}
?>

<p>Website: <?php echo $pcText ?> </p>   

[matthewtbaker]

You are currently echoing the URL as text. You need to echo it as a hyperlink so the browser will know what to do.

 

See below.

 

<?php echo "<a href=\"" . $pcText . "\">" . $pcText . "</a>"; ?>

 

Matt

[deathadder]

<?php>

$pc = $_POST['pc'];

]If ($pc == 0) {
$pcText = "<a href=http://www.yahoo.com'>yahoo.com</a>";

}

else if ($pc == 1) {
$pcText = "<a href='http://www.google.com'>Google.com</a>";
}

?>

 

there you go, i edited your php code, all you have to do is paste it

Edited October 6, 2012 by deathadder

[Darghon]

very short code, but a bit harder to read =>

<?php
$pcText = sprintf('<a href="%1$s">%1$s</a>',$_POST['pc'] == 0 ? 'http://www.yahoo.com' : 'http://www.google.com');
?>

Edited October 22, 2012 by Darghon