Echo an iframe with a html src that has a php variable

[kierandes]

Hey Guys,
I am trying to make a iframe that changes depending on variables I call from a database. The database is working, variables are filling up, but I am having trouble with the echoing a iframe with the php variables within it. With some help from Markus I've made some progress but my attempts so far have been unsuccessful.

echo "<iframe SRC=/"http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=\"\" , $lat_mins , ".width=/"100%/" height=/"100%/" frameborder=/"0/">If you can read this your browser does not support iframes</iframe>" ;

in the above attempt I am trying to concatenate the PHP variable to the html src for the iframe, but I get the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';'

its probably something I'm missing, any ideas guys?

[Markus]

Instead of having to escape the nested double quotes, use single quotes. Also, when using double quoted strings, you don't need to concatenate a variable into a string.

Consider the below:

echo "My name is 'Mark'. {$vars} can be put in without {$needing} to concatenate the ${string}.";

You get the error because you haven't properly escaped the nested double quotes (you used a forward slash instead of a backslash).

- mark.

[kierandes]

Instead of having to escape the nested double quotes, use single quotes. Also, when using double quoted strings, you don't need to concatenate a variable into a string.

Consider the below:

echo "My name is 'Mark'. {$vars} can be put in without {$needing} to concatenate the ${string}.";

You get the error because you haven't properly escaped the nested double quotes (you used a forward slash instead of a backslash).

- mark.

Thanks Bud, did the trick :).

[Markus]

Thanks Bud, did the trick :).

Welcome.

- mark