Try: Echo "<td><a href=\"user_book_results_detail.php?book=$row[book]\">$row[book]\</a></t d>"; I'm dubious on the $row[book] bit took, maybe you meant $row["book"] or $row[$book]. Anyway, you didn't have a closing quote on the HREF, you don't need the ( and ) on the echo, you used the ' instead of " for the HREF (which is probably allowed but I don't like it myself). As for apostrophes, you should be able to escape them with \' If you use ' to start an echo or href, then another ' is going to close it. If you use " to open an echo or href, then the ' should go through ok, or maybe require a \' but should still be ok. When you insert apostrophes into a database, use '' to escape it (I believe that works in MySQL as well as other DBs), don't use \' when inserting into a DB. Your question is a little cloudy, but maybe that helped clarify a few things for you. -TG > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Hoffman [mailto:choffman@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:23 PM > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Names with apostrophe's > > > Hello, > I could use some help here. I have an entry in the MySQL, > that use an > apostrophe, for example lets call it "O'Reilly". I have added > addslashes to my insert statement so MySQL accepts it with out > complaining. > > The problem I am having is I use this information "O'Reilly" > in a GET > URL somewhere else in the site. > For example here's my link: > echo("<td><a > href='user_book_results_detail.php?book=$row[book]>$row[book]</a></ > td>"); > > When I mouse over and view the URL, PHP thinks the apostrophe > (single > quote) is the end and quits. I know I need to include a > back slash or > escape this character but I am not entirely sure how I do it? > Suggestions? > > Sample URL: > http://user_book_results_detail.php?book=O > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
