Hyperlink in PHP file

Question

The link in a HTML file:

<a href="<?= Config::get('URL') . 'profile/showProfile/' . $user->user_id; ?>">Profile</a>

Works!

The same link in a PHP file:

echo "<a href='"<?= Config::get('URL') . 'profile/showProfile/' . $user->user_id; ?>"'>Profile</a>";

Does not work!

What am I doing wrong?

are you sure you have short-tags enabled? replace <?= to <?php echo — Umair Ayub
– Umair Ayub, Commented Feb 14, 2015 at 7:51

Turnerj · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-14 07:51:02Z

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You don't need to include <?= when you are already executing as PHP code.

echo "<a href='" . Config::get('URL') . 'profile/showProfile/' . $user->user_id . "'>Profile</a>";

answered Feb 14, 2015 at 7:51

Turnerj

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No problem mate. Sometimes it is the simplest things that we overlook. :)

coDe murDerer · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-14 07:57:37Z

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try this

$url = Config::get('URL');
echo "<a href='".$url. 'profile/showProfile/'.$user->user_id."'>Profile</a>";

answered Feb 14, 2015 at 7:57

coDe murDerer

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