Trying to use URL from MySQL in php

[don57]

I have put an URL in MySQL - \"http://www.videolan.org/vlc/\" target=\"_blank\"

 

         $app_download=$row['AppDownload'];

 

I try to call it from my php code -         echo "<a class=\"fancy_button\" href=$app_download><span style=\"background-color: #004080;\">Download</span></a>"; 

 

The URL is $app_download

 

on my browser I am showing - http://localhost/%22http://www.videolan.org/vlc//%22

 

 

I am thinking my formatting is wrong but can find no reference. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

[requinix]

AppDownload needs to be only a URL. No quotes, no target=_blank. Then

echo "Download";

[vinny42]

ps: Use single-quotes in PHP, it mkase your HTML more readable and reduces bugs with the escaping slashes:

 

echo '<a class="fancy_button" href="'.$app_download.'" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #004080;">Download</span></a>';