problems with <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>

Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
following code.
<a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
the variable $web is from a user input form.
Here's what the link looks like
--http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
All other variables display correctly in
the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>



TIA,
jen

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:35:40 -0500, Jen <jenny@8675309.com> wrote:

>
>Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
>following code.
><a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
>Here's what the link looks like
>--http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com

If the http:// is not part of $web, the browser will assume it is a
link on your site. You should parse the user input to validate its
structure.

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:59:26 -0800, Tyrone Slothrop <ts@paranoids.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:35:40 -0500, Jen <jenny@8675309.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
>>following code.
>><a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>> the variable $web is from a user input form.
>>Here's what the link looks like
>>--http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
>
>If the http:// is not part of $web, the browser will assume it is a
>link on your site. You should parse the user input to validate its
>structure.
Ha! I'm a noob.. but I should have figured this one out.
Now I'm going to figure out how to parse user inputs..
don't tell me, don't tell me..I love this stuff!
thanks for the quick reponse Tyrone ;)

"Jen Knee" <jenny@8675309.com> wrote in message
news:vuccl3pmg4d6fmrav4mq9lqjoaalnef81h@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:59:26 -0800, Tyrone Slothrop <ts@paranoids.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:35:40 -0500, Jen <jenny@8675309.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
>>>following code.
>>><a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>>> the variable $web is from a user input form.
>>>Here's what the link looks like
>>>--http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
>>
>>If the http:// is not part of $web, the browser will assume it is a
>>link on your site. You should parse the user input to validate its
>>structure.
> Ha! I'm a noob.. but I should have figured this one out.
> Now I'm going to figure out how to parse user inputs..
> don't tell me, don't tell me..I love this stuff!
> thanks for the quick reponse Tyrone ;)

....ah the enthusiam of youth ;)

On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <je...@8675309.com> wrote:
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>

You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

..oO(Kim)

>On Dec 5, 5:35 am, Jen <je...@8675309.com> wrote:
>> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
>
>You dont have to echo $web like that. <?=$web?> will do the same, but
>just remember thats only valid for 1 variable - nothing else.

Short open tags are not recommended.

Micha

Jen a écrit :
> Why oh why does my domain name become part of the link when I use the
> following code.
> <a href="<? echo $web; ?>">Website</a>
> the variable $web is from a user input form.
> Here's what the link looks like
> --http://mysite.com/www.variablesite.com
> All other variables display correctly in
> the table including <a href="mailto:<? echo $email; ?>">E-mail</a>
>
>
>
> TIA,
> jen
>
>
else if you use <?php echo $web, ?> ??