Syntax error for printing an array

Question

I'm attempting to print an array of php elements embedded in html

If I input

echo '<strong>'.$s[firstname].' '.$s[lastname].'</strong><div class="moreinfo"><p><small>'.$s[role].' of '.$parent'.</small></p></div></li>';

I get a result that says something like "Chris James Parent of Array

but if I attempt to print the array with a foreach as so

echo '<strong>'.$s[firstname].' '.$s[lastname].'</strong><div class="moreinfo"><p><small>'.$s[role].' of '.
            foreach($parent as $p){
                echo $p.' ';
            }
            .'</small></p></div></li>';

The program crashes completely. I would assume that I'm doing something syntactically incorrect, but I can't spot the issue. Is there a simply way to print the elements in thearray that would avoid the crash?

Thanks in advance!

Use debug($s) in your array to see how structured are. When you see white screen, probably syntax error. — bcesars
– bcesars, Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 18:44
When you see "Array" printed, it means you have an array and cannot printed without index value. Try to add this in your code before the foreach statement: debug($parent); This function will show you values inside $parent variable structured. — bcesars
– bcesars, Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 18:49
Unless firstname and lastname are defined constants, then they should be quoted in $s['firstname'] and $s['lastname'] — Mark Baker
– Mark Baker, Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 18:50

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-29 18:46:34Z

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You concatenate output with . not additional PHP statements:

echo '<strong>'.$s[firstname].' '.$s[lastname].'</strong><div class="moreinfo"><p><small>'.$s[role].' of ';

            foreach($parent as $p){
                echo $p.' ';
            }

echo '</small></p></div></li>';

However you can just implode $parent:

echo '<strong>'.$s[firstname].' '.$s[lastname].'</strong><div class="moreinfo"><p><small>'.$s[role].' of '.implode(' ', $parent).'.</small></p></div></li>';

answered Dec 29, 2014 at 18:46

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clf01 Over a year ago

This fixed it right up. I think at this point I just need some sleep. Thanks for your help!

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