Adding Dynamic link with Spaces in variable

Question

i am trying to create a dynamic link. $path="uploads/" and $fileName="Data Communication and Networking.pdf" which is retrieved from database. But the link gets created with href="upload/Data" ignoring the " Communication and Networking.pdf" part. How to add $fileName with spaces between the content.

$message=$row["message"];       
$fileName=$row["filename"];
$date=$row["date"];   

echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>".$Serial."</td>";
echo "<td>".$message."</td>";

echo "<td><a href=".$path.$fileName.">Download</a></td>";
echo "<td>".$date."</td>";
echo "</tr>";

$Serial++;;

you can try using urlencode()

Sambhaji Katrajkar
– Sambhaji Katrajkar

2018-05-16 11:54:05 +00:00
Commented May 16, 2018 at 11:54 — Sambhaji Katrajkar
– Sambhaji Katrajkar, Commented May 16, 2018 at 11:54

B. Desai · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-16 11:54:19Z

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href value must consist in quotes. Place single quotes around your value.change your href as below:

echo "<td><a href='".$path.$fileName."'>Download</a></td>";

answered May 16, 2018 at 11:54

B. Desai

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B. Desai Over a year ago

glad to help @CoolCompiler

Cid · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-16 12:00:22Z

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You can replace any space with %20

$CompletePath = str_replace(" ", "%20", $path . $fileName);
echo "<td><a href=" . $CompletePath . ">Download</a></td>";
//uploads/Data%20Communication%20and%20Networking.pdf is a valid URL

edited May 16, 2018 at 12:00

answered May 16, 2018 at 11:54

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Michael W. Czechowski · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-16 12:27:20Z

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$path="/path";
$filename="/file with space.name";
echo "<td><a href=".$path.$fileName.">Download</a></td>";

Will output:

`<td><a href=/path/file with space.name>Download</a></td>`

So you need to put the path between the quotes like this:

$path="/path";
$filename="/file with space.name";
echo "<td><a href='".$path.$fileName."'>Download</a></td>";

edited May 16, 2018 at 12:27

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answered May 16, 2018 at 11:58

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