problems with <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>

Michael Fesser

..oO(Kim)

>On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <> wrote:
>> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>
>You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
>just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Short open tags are not recommended.

Micha

Guillaume BASSINET

Jen a écrit :
> Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
> following code.
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
> Here's what the link looks like
> --http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
> All other variables display correctly in
> the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>
>
>
>
> TIA,
> jen
>
>
else if you use <?php echo $web, ?> ??

Guillaume BASSINET

Jen a écrit :
> Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
> following code.
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
> Here's what the link looks like
> --http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
> All other variables display correctly in
> the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>
>
>
>
> TIA,
> jen
>
>
else if you use <?php echo $web, ?> ??

Kim

On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <> wrote:
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>

You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Michael Fesser

..oO(Kim)

>On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <> wrote:
>> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>
>You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
>just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Short open tags are not recommended.

Micha

Guillaume BASSINET

Jen a écrit :
> Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
> following code.
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
> Here's what the link looks like
> --http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
> All other variables display correctly in
> the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>
>
>
>
> TIA,
> jen
>
>
else if you use <?php echo $web, ?> ??

Kim

On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <> wrote:
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>

You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Michael Fesser

..oO(Kim)

>On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <> wrote:
>> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>
>You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
>just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Short open tags are not recommended.

Micha

Guillaume BASSINET

Jen a écrit :
> Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
> following code.
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
> Here's what the link looks like
> --http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
> All other variables display correctly in
> the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>
>
>
>
> TIA,
> jen
>
>
else if you use <?php echo $web, ?> ??