PHP echo resulting in jumbled up string

Question

Basically I want to create a div with specific styling using PHP.

I have the following intended style saved up in a separate string for easy editing:

$bg = "background: url('./flags/" . $country[$id[0]]["iso"] . ".png')no-repeat center center fixed;";

And this is the echo that generates the div:

echo "<div class='flag' style='" . $bg . "'></div>";

When I run this code, the div does appear, but the style part is all jumbled up and weirdly formatted, like so:

<div class="flag" style="background:url(\" .="" flags="" hk.png\')no-repeat="" center="" fixed;'=""></div>

What is causing this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Works fine for me! get different output! (Think you use other code as you show here, because you have a value inside the div tag!) — Rizier123
– Rizier123, Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 16:52
@Rizier123 Yes I was testing things and added that "sdf" thingy to see if it appeared, but it doesn't really interfere with anything else. I'll remove it to avoid confusion. Thanks! — Tiago
– Tiago, Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 16:56
Take a look here: ideone.com/1QQyQZ I don't get the same output with: \" or .="" — Rizier123
– Rizier123, Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 16:58
Is there a reason why you can't have the style for .flag saved in a separate CSS file? That might avoid the problem altogether. — Nate
– Nate, Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 17:01
Gotcha. I think it might be related to the fact that in the $bg variable, you're encasing the url in single quotes -- but in your echo statement, you're doing the same thing for the style attribute. So when your $bg variable renders, it's closing the single quotes. I could be wrong, but I would try switching out the quotes in your $bg variable like this: $bg = 'background: url("./flags ... etc ... — Nate
– Nate, Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 17:12

Nate · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-06 17:24:44Z

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I guess I'll repost this here, since it worked out:

In the $bg variable, you're encasing the url in single quotes -- but in your echo statement, you're doing the same thing for the style attribute. So when your $bg variable renders, it's closing the single quotes. I could be wrong, but I would try switching out the quotes in your $bg variable like this:

$bg = 'background: url("./flags ... etc ...

answered Dec 6, 2014 at 17:24

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