If all you are doing is appending, you have several options:
A. Use NSString & stringWithFormat:
NSString *eID = [entertainmentArticle objectForKey:@"eID"];
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://www.mydomain.com/iostest/appPHPs/schedule.php?eID=%@", eID];
NSURL *urla = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
B. Use NSString & stringByAppendingString:
NSString *eID = [entertainmentArticle objectForKey:@"eID"];
NSString *baseUrl = @"http://www.mydomain.com/iostest/appPHPs/schedule.php?eID=";
NSString *urlString = [baseUrl stringByAppendingString:eID];
NSURL *urla = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
C. Use NSMutableString & appendString:
NSString *eID = [entertainmentArticle objectForKey:@"eID"];
NSString *baseUrl = @"http://www.mydomain.com/iostest/appPHPs/schedule.php?eID=";
NSMutableString *urlString = [NSMutableString stringWithString:baseUrl];
[urlString appendString:eID];
NSURL *urla = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];