[SOLVED] sending varibles

[alienmojo]

$accountnum=$row['accountnum'];
echo '<center>';
echo '<a href="descrip.php?accountnum=$accountnum">';

im trying to send a varible through to descrip.php. instead of sending the value of $accountnum is sending the physical sting "$accountnum" im not sure how to fix this

[trq]

[code=php:0]
echo "<a href='descrip.php?accountnum=$accountnum'>";
[/code]

[Jessica]

Or, if you prefer to use double quoted HTML attributes like the XHTML specs say:
echo '<a href="descrip.php?accountnum='.$accountnum.'">';

[trq]

[quote]Or, if you prefer to use double quoted HTML attributes like the XHTML specs say[/quote]

Funnily enough, there is nothing in the specs that says you must use double quotes. I thought so for a long time aswell.

[Jessica]

[quote author=thorpe link=topic=121437.msg499349#msg499349 date=1168216952]
[quote]Or, if you prefer to use double quoted HTML attributes like the XHTML specs say[/quote]

Funnily enough, there is nothing in the specs that says you must use double quotes. I thought so for a long time aswell.
[/quote]
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.4

I looked it up just the other day. I said XHTML. It might not be in HTML, but w3 urges to use XHTML now.

[trq]

Nowhere does that mention double vs single quotes.

[scott212]

$accountnum=$row['accountnum'];
echo '<center>';
echo "<a href=\"descrip.php?accountnum=$accountnum\">";

As with Perl, I'm pretty sure php does variable interpolation within double quotes and remains verbatim with single quotes. In this case it would be just as easy to stay with double quotes on your last statement and escape the inner html qoutes. Your $accountnum will still be replaced.

[Jessica]

[quote author=thorpe link=topic=121437.msg499358#msg499358 date=1168217439]
Nowhere does that mention double vs single quotes.
[/quote]
Ah, you're right...I saw it somewhere...
*head explodes*

[trq]

I thought Id'e seen it somewhere too, but have since never found any reference toward it.