​I'm currently learning PHP to build search box functionality.

 

echo "Page: ".$rs['sitepage'];

 

At the moment, I can echo 'sitepage' to bring up the string (url) that is written in the sitepage column of a table.

 

How can I make the url clickable, so the user can click on it?

 

Thanks for any help.

This seems to work: echo "<a href='".$rs['sitepage']."'>Link</a>";

 

Although, I prefer it to just echo the clickable / whole url straight off the bat, and not bother showing the `Link'.

 

Thanks for any help.

The browser can't convert the URL to a link automatically, you'll have to echo the var in the HREF attribute, and between the <a> tags for it to display the URL and link to it.

<?php
echo "<a href=\"".$rs['sitepage']."\">".$rs['sitepage']."</a>;
?>

Edited November 6, 20169 yr by jpeters8889

 

The browser can't convert the URL to a link automatically, you'll have to echo the var in the HREF attribute, and between the <a> tags for it to display the URL and link to it.

<?php
echo "<a href=\"".$rs['sitepage']."\">".$rs['sitepage']."</a>;
?>

 

Thank you very much, jpeters8889. I will try to work with that code. When I paste it into my PHP with the other echo statements, (with or without the <?php ?>) I'm getting a bunch of other coding errors (not your code though) for the first time coming up in Dreamweaver, including in the HTML part of the .php page, too. I'm a little out of my depth, but I'll work with your code.

Thank you. I much appreciate this.

 

Edit:

 

echo "<a href=\"".$rs['sitepage']."\">".$rs['sitepage']."</a>";

 

I added " at the end and it works!

 

Thank you very much for your help.

Edited November 7, 20169 yr by Grant Barker

Thanks NOCK.

That's good to know.

It's a slow process, but it's enjoyable learning PHP.

Cheers.

 

Thank you very much, jpeters8889. I will try to work with that code. When I paste it into my PHP with the other echo statements, (with or without the <?php ?>) I'm getting a bunch of other coding errors (not your code though) for the first time coming up in Dreamweaver, including in the HTML part of the .php page, too. I'm a little out of my depth, but I'll work with your code.

Thank you. I much appreciate this.

 

Edit:

 

echo "<a href=\"".$rs['sitepage']."\">".$rs['sitepage']."</a>";

 

I added " at the end and it works!

 

Thank you very much for your help.

 

My mistake, I wrote it in a rush and forgot the closing " at the end, glad you sorted it though