html tag within php

Hi all,

I'm trying place html tags into my php script via the "echo" command.

I have no problem returning basic html tags i.e. <BR>, <B>, <I>
however when I place start getting into more complicated formatting I get errors.

I've tried encompassing the whole html code with:

echo " <HTML>
<BODY>hi
</BODY>"

and tried echoing each line:

echo " <HTML>"
echo " <BODY>hi"
echo " </BODY>"

Essentially I'd like the script to run a fully designed and formatted
webpage with links and all.

Any ideas?

when possible is, could i know which errors did you get?

Hi Bernouli,

This is the error message I get

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /usr/home/clients/wisol/blur546/bisamp.com/do_sendsample.php on line 20

Post your line of code. It's probably just a simple mistake. A misplaced quote or missing semi-colon.

:rolleyes: how about
echo "<body>";
or
print "<html>
<body>
";

the whole html code with:

echo " <HTML>
<BODY>hi
</BODY>"

You are missing the semicolon at the end of the line...
echo " <HTML><BODY>hi</BODY>";

if youre doing the whole page in html, why not just do

<?
php code
?>
html code

instead of echoing each html line

brilliant!

I didn't realize that I could have the <html> code after a closed </?> php script without the echos.

Thank you all for your help.

your best bet is to not even use <html><head><body> tags.. it may not be 'well-formed html' but what works, works..

(of course, you should use <head> tags for linking to ex css/js files and meta tags, that sort of thing)

If you're still having trouble with this, below is a way you should try out. It's the way I like to combine php with html.

<?

$content = <<< HTML

<!-- place your html coding here -->

HTML;

echo "$content";

?>