Insert php variable in a href

Question

I am planning to insert a PHP variable which holds the directory path for a file stored on my Windows machine. How can I include this variable in the a href tag

Answer 1

You could try:

<a href="<?php echo $directory ?>">The link to the file</a>

Or for PHP 5.4+ (<?= is the PHP short echo tag):

<a href="<?= $directory ?>">The link to the file</a>

But your path is relative to the server, don't forget that.

Answer 2

echo '<a href="' . $folder_path . '">Link text</a>';

Please note that you must use the path relative to your domain and, if the folder path is outside the public htdocs directory, it will not work.

EDIT: maybe i misreaded the question; you have a file on your pc and want to insert the path on the html page, and then send it to the server?

Answer 3

Try using printf function or the concatination operator

http://php.net/manual/en/function.printf.php

Answer 4

in php

echo '<a href="' . $folder_path . '">Link text</a>';

or

<a href="<?=$folder_path?>">Link text</a>;

or

<a href="<?php echo $folder_path ?>">Link text</a>;