incomplete retrieved string from mysqli DB, PHP statement

Question

I am filling an edit form from a database, so i retrieve text from a database field and place it in an input text as follows:

    echo '<b> Topic: </b><input type = text size = 50 value = ' . $filler['LP_Topic'].'>'. $br;

it works fine, but it only gets the first word of the topic, not the whole string!

if I just echo the result without an input it will work perfectly ! the problem happens when I add input regards

it was without it and didnt work then I added it hoping it solves the problem, but it didnt. so it doesnt work in both cases! — Ashraf D. Milhim
– Ashraf D. Milhim, Commented Jul 5, 2017 at 16:25

Sloan Thrasher · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-05 16:27:25Z

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Try adding quotes around the value. All html properties/attributes are supposed to be quoted.

echo '<b> Topic: </b><input type="text" size="50" value="' . $filler['LP_Topic'].'">'. $br;

answered Jul 5, 2017 at 16:27

Sloan Thrasher

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