PHP Variables

nike_guy_man posted this at 22:24 — 25th May 2002.

Joined: Sep 2000

I've got a MySQL table, and I would like to put variables into the table..
IE row Name has this data: "Hello $firstname"
Each page that calls this data has $firstname defined and when you call in the row Name, it puts in the data that was put in $firstname

Example:
row Name is "Hello $firstname";

<?php
$firstname = \"Joe\";
echo $row[name]
?>

It should say "Hello Joe"

Can this be done?
I tried it that way and it didn't work.

arin posted this at 22:40 — 25th May 2002.

They have: 8 posts

Joined: May 2002

The PHP command eval should do what you're looking for. From the PHP Manual:

<?php
$string = 'cup';
$name = 'coffee';
$str = 'This is a $string with my $name in it.<br>';
echo $str;
eval (\"\$str = \\"$str\\";\");
echo $str;
?>

The above example will show

This is a $string with my $name in it.
This is a cup with my coffee in it.

If that doesn't work, then you might want to investigate the sprintf command, which is more "friendly" for C/C++ programmers...

Hope this helps!
arin

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nike_guy_man posted this at 22:52 — 25th May 2002.

They have: 840 posts

Joined: Sep 2000

Thank you very much!
Works like a charm, for now
If it doesn't work, I'll check out the PHP manual for eval and sprintf
Thanks a billion