Dynamic link inside a dynamic PHP table

Question

So I have a dynamic PHP table where I am trying echo one of the table columns as a dynamically generated link. Presently, the $url variable i have declared is returning null. $row['username'] is returning what it should, so I suspect I have the syntax off for that. I also am having trouble with the syntax on the following line. How do I insert the $row['username'] as the link text?

echo "<td>" . "<a href='".$url."'> . $row['username'] .  </a>" . "</td>";

this present example returns an error, but when I replace it with:

echo "<td>" . "<a href='".$url."'> blahblahfiller </a>" . "</td>";

the page runs, so I know it's my syntax there.

Here is my full code for the table:

<?php
   while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {
        $url = "profilepage.php?name=" + $row['username'];
        echo "<tr>";
        echo "<td>" . '<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"/>' . "</td>";
        echo "<td>" . "<a href='".$url."'> . $row['username'] .  </a>" . "</td>";
        echo "<td>" . $row['gender'] . "</td>";
        echo "<td>" . $row['username'] . "</td>";
        echo "<td>" . $url . "</td>";
        echo "</tr>";
   }
?>

Sincere thanks for any and all help! It means a lot.

As you can see on the syntax highlighting $row['username'] is inside the string as you never end it. It needs to be added like gender and the other username (surrounded by " . $row['username'] . ") — h2ooooooo
– h2ooooooo, Commented Nov 6, 2014 at 7:15
Thank you. That worked great. I would up vote you, but not enough rep. — ambe5950
– ambe5950, Commented Nov 6, 2014 at 7:21

Sougata Bose · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-06 07:14:25Z

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You are using + instead of . for to concatenate. It should be -

$url = "profilepage.php?name=". $row['username'];

answered Nov 6, 2014 at 7:14

Sougata Bose

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ambe5950 Over a year ago

Awesome, thanks so much. That works great. I assumed that worked like HTML for some reason.

Sougata Bose Over a year ago

HTML or JavaScript?

ambe5950 Over a year ago

yeah, Javascript, haha.

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