Trying to echo PHP variable in HTML input text

Question

I can't change the variable because this is how I receive it from a mail server using IMAP.

$sender = '"Smith, John"';

This is my html:

<td>To:</td>
<td><input name="To" id="to" type="text" size="80" onfocus="changeBg('to','#FFF')"
value= <?php echo $sender; ?> /></td>

this is the output I get:

 To: Smith,John     />

How can I escape the " " or what should I do to remove the "/>" at the end of the output? I've tried every example I found on the net and nothing works. Can please anyone give me help?

I want the text just to be in the input text box like this:

To: Smith, John

Thanks in advance.

EDIT:

When I try the following it works, but the input is not closed at the end(/>)

 <td><input name="To" id="to" type="text" size="80" onfocus="changeBg('to','#FFF')"
 <?php echo 'value='.$sender; ?>" </td>

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-05 19:37:29Z

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Wrap the value with quotes:

<td><input name="To" id="to" type="text" size="80" onfocus="changeBg('to','#FFF')" value="<?php echo $sender; ?>" /></td>

Also, wrap the sender value with addslashes()

edited Mar 5, 2013 at 19:37

answered Mar 5, 2013 at 19:21

Matt

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B.B10 Over a year ago

I tried that but I get an empty input field and at the end (outside the text field) " />

Matt Over a year ago

There must be some more to the story. Here you can see it in action: codepad.org/FdOJWG5c

B.B10 Over a year ago

From the link you sent me, the variable is closed in quotes. Mine is '"name"'... Also did a edit...

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