looking for basic php help

[yhelothar]

How do I use ' in my text without messing up the coding? They seem to be open and closing tags for php.

 

[AFB]

<?php echo "This is a single quote ' " ; ?>

Use double quotes around it.

 

[yhelothar]

well I figured out an alternative by using an apostrophe look-alike
´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'´'

 

[Zugzwang152]

alternatively you can escape the quote simply by putting a backslash before it.


echo 'y h\'elo t\'har\', o\'mg \'t\'har is quote\'s all ovar!';


edit: this works for both single and double quotes. Also, you can use the echo <<< ENDOFECHO; syntax if you have a large block of text with a ton of quotes. This can be especially usefull for echoing javascript to the browser.

 

[homercles337]

Backslash boy nailed it!

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: homercles337
Backslash boy nailed it!

why does this have vaguely homoerotic undertones to it?

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: homercles337
Backslash boy nailed it!

why does this have vaguely homoerotic undertones to it?

Cause you put them there? You dirty little ah heck.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
alternatively you can escape the quote simply by putting a backslash before it.


echo 'y h\'elo t\'har\', o\'mg \'t\'har is quote\'s all ovar!';


edit: this works for both single and double quotes. Also, you can use the echo <<< ENDOFECHO; syntax if you have a large block of text with a ton of quotes. This can be especially usefull for echoing javascript to the browser.

Just make sure the quotes you're escaping match the quotes you're using around it. Other than that, your way is probably better.

For example,....