String Concatination Weirdness

[elasticcow]

Can anyone think of a reason why this is happening?

$b[1] = xxx //<enormously long string with at least 100000 characters>
$c[1] = yyy //<shorter but still a long string>

$a[1] = $b[1].$c[1];

echo "$a[1]";

Output:

"yyyxxx"

IT'S BACKWARDS. I can put them in any order, even copy them to non
array string variables and it still will put $b[1] last no matter what.

I've searched for hours on this. Any help would be appreciated.

-ecow

This is the simple version, I'll post the real code next.

[elasticcow]

Both arrays work fine on their own, but do not display in the right order if concantenated.

The first array is $body:

$blnumrows = mysql_numrows($blresult);
$iblock = 0;
$i=0;

while ($i < $blnumrows){
   $html=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"html");
   $text=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"text");
   $month=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"month");
   $day=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"day");
   $bid=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"bid");
   $blid=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"blid");
   $exits=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"exits");
   $author=mysql_result($blresult,$i,"author");
   $html = stripslashes($html);
   $text = stripslashes($text);
   $iblock = $bid;
   if ($iblock == 1 OR $iblock == 2) {$bgcolor="#221212";}
   if ($iblock == 4) {$bgcolor="#222222";}
   if ($iblock == 3) {$bgcolor="#122212";}
   $body[$iblock] .= " <tr onMouseOver=this.style.backgroundColor=\"$bgcolor\" onMouseOut=this.style.backgroundColor=\"\" ><td nowrap align=right>";
   $body[$iblock] .= "$month/$day";
   $body[$iblock] .= "</td><td width=5></td><td width=100%>";
   $addin="";
   if ($advanced == 1) {$addin = "<BR><font class=\"sm\">$author - ($exits)</font>";}
   $body[$iblock] .= "<a href=go.php?blid=$blid target=\"_new\" onMouseOver=\"window.status='$html';return true;\" onMouseOut=\"window.status='';return true;\">$text</a>$addin";
   if ($isadmin >0) {$body[$iblock] .= " $blid:($exits) <a HREF=\"javascript:void(0)\" ONCLICK=\"open('xxx.htm?bid=$iblock&blid=$blid', 'minion', 'toolbar=0, location=0, directories=0, status=0, member=0, scrollbars=0, resizable=0, width=420, height=150')\" class=\"sm\">E</a>";}
   $body[$iblock] .= "</td></tr><tr height=2 bgcolor=$bgcolor><td colspan=3></td></tr>";
   $i++;
}

The second array is $suffix:

$i=0;
$iblock = 0;
while ($i < $blocknumrows){
$text=mysql_result($blockresult,$i,"text");
$name=mysql_result($blockresult,$i,"name");
$type=mysql_result($blockresult,$i,"type");
$bid=mysql_result($blockresult,$i,"bid");
$text = stripslashes($text);
$name = stripslashes($name);
$iblock = $bid;
$suffix[$iblock] = '<BR><BR>';
If ($type ==1) {
$suffix[$iblock] .= "<a href=\"yyy.htm\" class=\"sm\">ARCHIVE</A>";
if ($isadmin > 0){$suffix[$iblock] .= ", <A HREF=\"javascript:void(0)\" ONCLICK=\"open('xxx.htm?bid=4', 'minion', 'toolbar=0, location=0, directories=0, status=0, member=0, scrollbars=0, resizable=0, width=420, height=150')\" class=\"sm\">ADD LINK</A>";}
$suffix[$iblock] .= " | <a href=\"aim:goim?screenName=sucker4themelody=Hey\" class=\"bl\">CHARLIE</a>, <a href=\"aim:goim?screenName=audionewscow&message=Hey\" class=\"bl\">COW</a>, <a href=\"aim:goim?screenName=coolgirlbrooke&message=Hey\" class=\"bl\">BROOKE</a>, <a href=\"aim:goim?screenName=audionewscow&message=Hey!\" class=\"bl\">JOIN US</a> | <a href=\"#00\"class =\"sm\">TOP</a><BR><BR>";

   }

   $i++;
}

[juschillinnow]

try:

$a[1] = "$b[1]$c[1]";
echo $a[1];

[elasticcow]

Update:

It was nasty one, but not a fault in concatentation. The strings contained parts of HTML tables. The second string was actually being written in a non-visible space int the table. Everything writen in this space goes to the front of the table. Therefore, putting the second array always in front of the first. Really nasty.