[SOLVED] Converting HTML code with a bit of PHP code into full blown PHP code

[Voodoo Jai]

I have this code that is HTML with a portion of PHP to display database detail, what I whant to do is convert it to PHP code. I know its probably the wrong place to ask but can anyone help.

What I am doing is using an IF statement to show this bit of code to display data from the db. My problem is I dont Know how to show this snippet of code from below.

<a href="<?php echo $row_Takeaway['WebSite']; ?>" target="_blank"> <?php echo $row_Takeaway['WebSite']; ?></a>

as it already contains PHP code.

 

***************************************

<tr>

<td valign="top">

<div align="left">

<strong>

Web site:

</strong>

</div>

</td>

<td valign="top">

<div align="left">

<a href="<?php echo $row_Takeaway['WebSite']; ?>" target="_blank"> <?php echo $row_Takeaway['WebSite']; ?></a>

</div>

</td>

</tr>

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Thanks in advance

Jai

 

[revraz]

There really is nothing wrong with how you are doing it, but if you really wanted to change it, you would have to use echos.

 

<?php
echo "<a href=\".$row_Takeaway['WebSite'].\" target=\"_blank\"> .$row_Takeaway['WebSite'].</a>";
?>

[blackcell]

If your php sections is working fine and you want it all to be php, I would suggest:

<?php
echo"
<tr>
<td valign='top'>
<div align='left'>
<strong>
Web site:
</strong>
</div>
</td>
<td valign='top'>
<div align='left'>
";
//$url Sets the URL Queried from db to a variable for ease of implementation
$url = $row_Takeaway['WebSite'];

<a href='$url' target='_blank'> $url [/url]

echo"
</div>
</td>
</tr>
";
?>

I don't know if the

<?php
echo"
Put HTML Stuff in here and be sure to replace double quotes( \" ) with single quotes( ' )
";
?>

Is the proper use of incorporating html within php.  I know it is easier than

<?php
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td valign='top'>";
echo "<div align='left'>";
echo "<strong>";
echo "Web site:";
echo "</strong>";
echo "</div>";
?>

doing every line.  A more experienced php programmer correct me if there is a proper way of performing such tasks.

[revraz]

It's all preference and what is easiest for you or your team.

 

I like to keep HTML as itself, and only insert PHP when I have to.