<?php and <?= are not giving the same results

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newbie here. I have been following a PHP course and I am having a bit of a problem with an annoying issue.

Everywhere I look, " <?= " is explained as the shorter version of " <?php " and they are the same. But when I try to pass data to URL using the code

<a href = "article.php?id=<?php $article["id"]; ?>">

I get http://localhost/article.php?id=

But when I use

<a href = "article.php?id=<?= $article["id"]; ?>">

I get http://localhost/article.php?id=1 , which is what I should be getting. Does anyone have an explanation about this? Should I be using " <?= " ?

asked Jul 29 '23 at 12:18

Artun Gönül

`= $article["id"] ?>` is short for ``. You have to *echo* the variable you want to be displayed. – Samuel Asor Jul 29 '23 at 12:24
Well, I feel like an idiot now. Thanks for the answer man!! – Artun Gönül Jul 29 '23 at 13:17
If there are resources telling you that ` – Greg Schmidt Jul 29 '23 at 20:41

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