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TimNguyenBSM
TimNguyenBSM

Reputation: 827

External links add domain to front of link, even when using http://

Problem: External links have our domain name to the front of the link.

In database the following string is stored: To learn more about Rich Habits <a href=”http://www.externaldomain.com”>click here.</a>

In our PHP File we echo the string as such: </p><?php echo Author::getAuthorBio( $post->author1 ) ?></p>

The resulting HTML from a browser is as such: <p>To learn more about Rich Habits <a href=”http://www.externaldomain.com”>click here.</a></p>

But, when clicking on link, the url is: mydomain.com/”http://www.externaldomain.com”

How do I make link correct?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4734

Answers (2)

Quentin
Quentin

Reputation: 943134

You are trying to quote the value of the attribute with ” instead of ". The ” is not a valid character for quoting attributes in HTML, so it is being treated as part of the URL.

Since ”http:// is not a valid URL scheme, it is being treated as a relative URL.

Replace the ” with ".

Your problem is most likely caused by writing your HTML in something other than a text editor. Word processors have a habit of replacing straight quotes with typographic quotes. This is mistake when dealing with code instead of English.

Upvotes: 4

Ding
Ding

Reputation: 3085

Your ” around the href attribute are not double quotes. They are special characters. Replace them with " and it'll fix it.

Upvotes: 1

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