PHP string not outputting html tags?

Question

I have an array of strings that contain html <object>'s like so:

$str = '<object width="600" height="338">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed"></param>
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="338" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>
</object>';

Going through a loop of them, each inside a , I am echoing them out.

The problem is that instead of echoing the DOM elements, the string is being printed like so:

<div>
"<object width="600" height="338">
    <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed"></param>
    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
    <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
    <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="338" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>
    </object>"
</div>

The quotation marks are used as if I am printing an array, but I have checked that the type of the var is string.

What is going on here?

EDIT:

My string is actually pulled from an API, where I parse some info and use the follow array:

Array
(
    [content] => <object width="600" height="338"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="338" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
    [width] => 600
    [scrolling] => 
    [height] => 338
)

I pick up [content] and am trying to output the <object> itself.

Your sample isn't valid - You'd either need to use single quotes for the string or escape all of the double quotes in the string. — nickb
– nickb, Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 12:38
Your string variable is being output through htmlspecialchars() or htmlentities(). — Tomalak
– Tomalak, Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 12:38
The sample code doesn't parse, because you wrap it in double quotes and the string includes un-escaped double quotes. Please include your actual code, as this is related to your problem. At a guess, I'd say your actual string is declared like $str = '""', and you need to remove the surrounding double quotes. — DaveRandom
– DaveRandom, Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 12:39
My string wasn't actually declared like that - please see the edit. — sgb
– sgb, Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 12:44
It was virtually the same effect until i realised the quotes were wrong. It was wrong for about 10 minutes. — sgb
– sgb, Commented Nov 3, 2011 at 13:07

sgb · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-03 12:48:03Z

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using html_entity_decode on the string fixed this.

answered Nov 3, 2011 at 12:48

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sgb Over a year ago

why downvote? the string didn't have quote/escape issues, see the edit.

Manse · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-03 12:38:12Z

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Your problem is your use of double quotes :

Try (the string is enclosed with single quotes)

$str = '<object width="600" height="338">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed"></param>
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="338" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>
</object>';

answered Nov 3, 2011 at 12:38

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Luc · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-03 12:39:06Z

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You need to escape your strings.

$str = "<object width=\"600\" height=\"338\">
<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed\"></param>
<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param>
<param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param>
<embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YQSFQUkVUos?version=3&feature=oembed\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>
</object>";

answered Nov 3, 2011 at 12:39

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Declan Cook · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-03 12:40:17Z

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Could be a due to you declaring a string with " and that string contains " marks. Try convert the html to have single quotes ' or declare the string with singles quotes or even escape the double quotes in the HTML with a backslash \"

answered Nov 3, 2011 at 12:40

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