getting unexpected t string error

Question

i just wanted to pass data from html to another php file through php post but getting error as:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in D:\Hosting\10378233\html\shanfolder\fulltest\index.php on line 4

while the html code is :

<form action="index.php" method="post">
<div><label for="cardlink">Card Image Link:<input type="text" name="cardlink" id="cardlink" style="width: 602px; height: 25px" /></label></div><div><input type="submit" value="GO"/>
</div>
</form>

and php file index.php code is this :

<?php
$cardlink = $_POST['cardlink'];
<p>Card Image Link :</p>  <input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" />
?>

waiting for your replies... – Umair Shah Sep 13 '13 at 08:01 — Umair Shah, Sep 13 '13 at 08:01

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 13 '13 at 08:09

You are mixing the PHP and HTML syntax together which is wrong.

To add the HTML code you must end the PHP code with ?> delimiters.

Or you can add HTML code into PHP code using echo statement.

Example for both.

PHP

<?php
    $cardlink = $_POST['cardlink'];

    echo '<p>Card Image Link :</p>
    <input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, "UTF-8"); ?>" />';
?>

HTML

<?php
    $cardlink = $_POST['cardlink'];
?>
<p>Card Image Link :</p>
<input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, "UTF-8"); ?>" />

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:02

Just close <?php tag like this

<?php
$firstname = $_POST['cardlink'];
?>
<p>Card Image Link :</p>  <input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" />
?>($feed);

Illustration:

$firstname = $_POST['cardlink'];
    ?>
    ^^

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:03

0

Try below code, you didn't close you <?php ?> block

<?php
$firstname = $_POST['cardlink'];
?>
<p>Card Image Link :</p>  <input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" />

answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:03

Sumit Bijvani

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Thanks to everyone who took time to check my question and answered the question to help me.... – Umair Shah Sep 15 '13 at 07:25

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:03

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You are opening php tags inside of opened php tags. Try this

<?php
$firstname = $_POST['cardlink'];
?>
<p>Card Image Link :</p>  <input type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($cardlink, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'); ?>" />

answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:03

Alex

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:05

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In the index.php you should print that HTML code, you shouldn't just put in there. Either print it, or just close the php code before the html code.

answered Sep 13 '13 at 08:05

Mihaela

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