hello,

i want to make strings coming out of database into quotes...the e-mail addresses as they came out should
convert into quotes ..like

abc@abc.com into 'abc@abc.com'.

Use a backslash (eg. echo '\'abc@abc.com\'';)

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Or

echo "'$email'";

Or

echo '"{$email}"';

Or

echo '"' . $email . "';

Or

echo '"$email"';

Or even...

echo '"' . htmlspecialchars($email) . '"';

Just sayin'

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Just sayin'

Some of these won't work...

echo '"$email"'; //will output the literal "$email"
echo '"{$email}"'; //will output the literal "{$email}"

And this doesn't match the OP's needs - I'm assuming single quote from the first post:

echo '"' . $email . "'; //gives "example@example.com" - double quoted

@diafol — Oops! I forgot my PHP logic there. Remove the post and I'll leave it to you for this... since your one seems to be logical.

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@matrixdevuk

I'm afraid it's "post and be damned". We only remove posts in very rare circumstances - usually if they contravene our rules, but almost never at the behest of an user. Sorry. You have approx. 30 minutes to edit your post from first publication. I know that doesn't help you right now, but useful info for another time maybe.

Could you edit it so the OP doesn't get confused? Tell them to ignore it.

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I think it should be pretty clear from the explanations that follow. I can't see any imperative to edit.

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