php output line break

[tom_b]

Here's my problem code snippet, it's part of a message board.  All I want is to have "Delete this message"  appear on a new line after the "messagetext".  Everything I've tried gives me some kind of error message.

echo'<p><font color = "blue"><b>' . $messagetext .
      ' <a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] .
' ?deletemessage=' . $messageid . '">' .
        'Delete this message</a></p>';

Please help!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Tom

[pocobueno1388]

[code]

echo'<p><font color = "blue">' . $messagetext .
echo "<a href='$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?deletemessage=$messageid'>Delete this message</a></p>";

[/code]

Try that.

[pocobueno1388]

Oops, forgot something.

[code]

echo  "<p><font color = 'blue'> $messagetext ";
echo "<a href='$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?deletemessage=$messageid'>Delete this message</a></p>";

[/code]

[tom_b]

No, the first one got me the old unexpected t_string error, the second try got the following:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in

[pocobueno1388]

This should work for sure:

[code]

echo"<p><font color ='blue'>$messagetext<br>";
echo "<a href='{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}?deletemessage=$messageid'>Delete this message</a></p>";

[/code]

[tom_b]

Perfect!!!  Thanks so much, I couldn't figure it out!!!  Is it the two separate echo statements that do it?

Thanks again, Tom

[pocobueno1388]

No, I just separated it into two different echo statements to make it easier to read. You had a lot of Concating going on, so I think there was a mistake somewhere in there.

[tom_b]

Oh, ok, that  makes some sense.  Still kind of new at this, kept trying to use the html <br> tag (after getting out of php!!!), wouldn't work.  I really appreciate the help, thanks!!!!!!!!

Tom