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Tanax · 11-10-2007, 10:59 AM

What bluesaga meant with the first part of his msg, was that instead of doing this:

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echo "<a href=\"something.php\">Yes</a>";

.. you can do this:

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echo "<a href='something.php'>Yes</a>";

But personally, I wouldn't use ", because it looks much sloppier, and it's more difficult to read the variables, etc..
I only use " in mysql querys:

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$szSql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `users` WHERE `name` = 'test'");

However, on a more serious note, you should never use a query like that.
Instead you should use sprintf.

11-10-2007, 10:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tanax The Prestige Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 1,080 Thanks: 115	What bluesaga meant with the first part of his msg, was that instead of doing this: PHP Code: `echo "<a href=\"something.php\">Yes</a>";` .. you can do this: PHP Code: `echo "<a href='something.php'>Yes</a>";` But personally, I wouldn't use ", because it looks much sloppier, and it's more difficult to read the variables, etc.. I only use " in mysql querys: PHP Code: $szSql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `users` WHERE `name` = 'test'"); However, on a more serious note, you should never use a query like that. Instead you should use sprintf.