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How do I go about using an image as a link in php? I have never put two html elements together in one echo so it's kinda new for me. Here's my code:
htmltest.php
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<?
require("includes/conn.php"); //link to the database
?>
<html>
<title>HTML with PHP</title>
<body>
<?php
echo "<a href="pageone.php"><img src="homelogo.jpg" /></a>";
?>
</body>
</html>
That's my code. I get the following error:
PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home6/dreamsm2/public_html/htmltest.php on line 11
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
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asked May 31 '26 10:05
Change the line to:
echo '<a href="pageone.php"><img src="homelogo.jpg" /></a>';
OR
echo "<a href=\"pageone.php\"><img src=\"homelogo.jpg\" /></a>";
The problem, as the error somewhat suggests, is that the PHP interpreter can't figure out where your string is supposed to start and end. Using \" escapes the quotes. Using ' around the string gives a unique string delimiter around the string, so you are free to use double quotes inside.
Note, if you needed both single and double:
echo '<a href="pageone.php" title="Andy\'s Link"><img src="homelogo.jpg" /></a>';
You can also use ' instead of " for strings, e.g.
This works: echo '"Hello!"'; => "Hello!"
This wont work: echo "'Hello'";
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