How to put echo inside href inside php tag?-CodePudding

So i have href iside php tags and inside href i want to always use ROOT_URL:

<?php

  <a href="'echo escapeHtml(ROOT_URL . '?view=products');'">Delete</a>

?>

But i get error message: syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO), expecting ';' or ','

How can i still use the href inside php and still use echo to go to link but without issues?

CodePudding user response：

There are two options for you here, which works best depends on your preferences, code style, etc.

First, build the HTML all in PHP:

<?php
echo '<a href="' . escapeHtml(ROOT_URL . '?view=products') . '">Delete</a>';
?>

This can be written more succinctly if this is the only thing in the PHP tag:

<?= '<a href="' . escapeHtml(ROOT_URL . '?view=products') . '">Delete</a>' ?>

Second, leave most of the HTML as HTML and only build what you need to with PHP:

<a href="<?= escapeHtml(ROOT_URL . '?view=products') ?>">Delete</a>