html input type inside a php file

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i have a table that display a record from the database. Using this php file i would like to display the table inside the php file. I know is something wrong with this line in my code but i don't know how to fix it. I am trying to use a checkbox here to delete a row in my database.

here is that line of code:

echo "<td>  <input name=\"need_delete[<? echo $rows['id']; ?>]\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"checkbox[<? echo $rows['id']; ?>]\" value=\"<? echo $rows['id']; ?>\">  </td>";

Thanks in advance !!

What's the error? Can you post the HTML that comes from this? — ethrbunny
– ethrbunny, Commented Jan 14, 2012 at 17:18

Patrickdev · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:17:49Z

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The reason it's wrong is because you're attempting to use php code (the variables) in the middle of a string. You must first close the string and then display the variables:

echo "<td>  <input name=\"need_delete[".$rows['id']."]\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"checkbox[".$rows['id']."]\" value=\"".$rows['id']."\">  </td>";

Alternatively you can close the PHP code and make it interpret as HTML (I prefer this way):

?><td>  <input name="need_delete[<?php echo $rows['id']; ?>]" type="checkbox" id="checkbox[<?php echo $rows['id']; ?>]" value="<?php echo $rows['id']; ?>">  </td>";<?php

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:17

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Jeff Wooden · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:19:29Z

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echo '<td><input name="need_delete['.$rows['id'].']" type="checkbox" id="checkbox['.$rows['id'].']" value="'.$rows['id'].'"></td>';

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:19

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Ethan · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:20:45Z

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You don't need to call the php processing directives each time you want to use a php variable within your code. If you are using 'echo', I assume you have already declared that this is php, so you can just write the variables as:

echo "<html attribute='".$var."'></html>";

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:20

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dku.rajkumar · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:20:57Z

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try this

echo "<td><input name='need_delete[".$rows['id']."]' type='checkbox' 
         id='checkbox[".$rows['id']."]' value='".$rows['id']."'>  </td>";

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:20

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DangerPaws · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:21:30Z

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Try this. In addition if you use single quotes to wrap you html, you won't have to escape your double quotes.

echo '<td><input name="need_delete['.$rows['id'].']" type="checkbox" id="checkbox['.$rows['id'].']" value="'.$rows['id'].'"></td>";

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:21

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Anjum · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:23:50Z

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replace your code with this

echo '<td><input name="need_delete[' .$rows['id'] .']" type="checkbox" id="checkbox[' .$rows['id'] .']" value="' .$rows['id'] .'"></td>';

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:23

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joaner · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 17:29:56Z

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    echo <<<html
    <td> 
         <input name="need_delete[{$rows['id']}]" 
         type="checkbox" id="checkbox[{$rows['id']}]" value="{$rows['id']}" />  
    </td>
html;

simple!

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 17:29

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