PHP inside HTML attribute

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I am looking for some help putting some PHP code inside an HTML attribute. I can't seem to make it work. I think I am escaping the quotes incorrectly or the php is not being concatenated with the html, but I can't seem to figure out. Can someone please offer some advice. Should I put the HTML inside php string and echo is out that way?

<?php $icon_hospital = htmlspecialchars('http://s15.postimg.org/6ct1w2o5z/hospitals.png'); ?>
<?php echo $icon_hospital; ?>

<img src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&markers=icon:"<?php echo $icon_hospital ; ?>"%7CAlbany,+NY&sensor=false">

What is the HTML output you are getting, and what are you trying to get? — Digital Chris
– Digital Chris, Commented Dec 18, 2015 at 17:45

maxhb · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-18 17:45:47Z

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Use urlencode() instead of htmlspecialchars() and dont use quotes within the url:

<?php $icon_hospital = urlencode('http://s15.postimg.org/6ct1w2o5z/hospitals.png'); ?>
<?php echo $icon_hospital; ?>

<img src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&markers=icon:<?php echo $icon_hospital ; ?>%7CAlbany,+NY&sensor=false">

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 17:45

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Hubvill Over a year ago

This worked. Thanks you! Removing the double quotes seems so strange to me but it works.

Y. Alvarez · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-18 17:46:49Z

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Try removing the double quotes from the php code in img src.

<?php $icon_hospital = htmlspecialchars('http://s15.postimg.org/6ct1w2o5z/hospitals.png'); ?>
<?php echo $icon_hospital; ?>

<img src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&markers=icon:<?php echo $icon_hospital ; ?>%7CAlbany,+NY&sensor=false">

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 17:46

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Jimmy Obonyo Abor · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-18 17:52:34Z

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Use rawurlencode()

<?php $icon_hospital = rawurlencode('http://s15.postimg.org/6ct1w2o5z/hospitals.png'); ?>
<?php  echo $icon_hospital ; ?>
  <img src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&markers=icon:<?php echo $icon_hospital ; ?>%7CAlbany,+NY&sensor=false">

http://php.net/manual/en/function.rawurlencode.php

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 17:52

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