PHP embed a variable in HTML

Question

I am trying to embed a raw PHP variable $nombre into the HTML, here is the PHP:

Edit <?php echo $nombre; ?> .
<form action="getfile.php" method="post" name="uploadForm" id="uploadForm"
enctype="multipart/form-data"  ><br>

Complete the information below <br></br>
<table>
<tr>
<td>Nombre &nbsp;</td> 
<td>
  <input name="nombre" value="<?php=$nombre?>" type="text" id="nombre" />&nbsp;
</td>
</tr>
</table>

The first <?php echo $nombre; ?> shows the correct value, but inside <input> tag it prints blankstring. What am I doing wrong?

Side note: You should do a htmlspecialchars() on $nombre if it's not already been run on it. — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented May 8, 2011 at 16:29

AJ. · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-08 16:27:29Z

3

You have <?php=$nombre?> instead of <?=$nombre ?> or <?php echo $nombre ?> in your input tag.

answered May 8, 2011 at 16:27

AJ.

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AJ. Over a year ago

it mixes the short open tag convention with the full open tag convention.

Blanca Hdez Over a year ago

this was one of the combinations. I have tried yours too, no success neither

Pekka Over a year ago

@mujer then show the generated HTML so we don't have to guess.

boug · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-08 16:49:47Z

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I just tried the following code and it worked

<?php
$nombre = "hello"; 
?>

Let's edit  <?php echo $nombre; ?>.
<form action="getfile.php" method="post" name="uploadForm" id="uploadForm" enctype="multipart/form-data"  ><br>
Complete the information below <br></br>
    <table>
        <tr>
        <td>Nombre  &nbsp;</td> <td><input name="nombre" value="<?php echo $nombre?>" type="text" id="nombre" />&nbsp;</td>
        </tr></table>
</form>

answered May 8, 2011 at 16:49

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Blanca Hdez Over a year ago

I was not sending the right values,, and I realized thanks to you :) Sometimes it is necessary to start from the beggining

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