Solved: Php Within Variable text.

[skibum35]

Hows that for a confusing title.

What I am trying to do is echo a variable within some text that is within a variable.

Even more confused? Me too.

I want to set up some adsense boxes on a page.

Will echo a variable on the page. This is the start of the code for the variable

$top_adsense = "
  <script type='text/javascript'><!--
  google_ad_client = '<?php echo $adsense_publisher_id; ?>';
  google_ad_width = 728;

Of course it is rendering all that literally.

I have tried some work arounds to no avail.

The eyes are square at the moment, have looked up what I thought was the relevent area in books, but cannot find the answer. Thought I would ask you folks here.

Can this be done?

I know I can work around this by just using files without being within php variables, but there has to be a way.

Thanks.

 

[Mudley]

If you're trying to set all the code as a variable, do so with a period

like $var = 'Your strings or <b>html code</b> and then some variable ' . $output . ' and then some more <i>html</i>';

you can also break in and out of php as long as the code is exactly where it needs to be output
<script type='text/javascript'><!--
google_ad_client = '<?=$adsense_publisher_id; ?>
google_ad_width = 728;
--> </script>


allllso, here's some knowledge of php and strings and vars
double quotes will parse variables with their values
so
$var = 'hi mom';
echo "$var"; // output would be: hi mom
echo '$var'; // output would be: $var (as a string)
echo 'Value of $var is ' . $var; // output would be: Value of $var is hi mom

 

[skibum35]

Thanks heaps Mudley.

Used the period way and is working spot on.

I don't know why I forgot that one.
Been too long in front of this computer. Brain starting to fry.

Thanks again