HTML/PHP: How can we insert PHP variable into anchor tag of html? -

i have .php page has lot of html parts in it. running loop , each value in loop, want pass php variable in anchor tag inside loop.

i have tried this:

for($i =0; $i<5 ; $i++) {  <a href = "test.html?id= <?php $i ?> > sample text </a> }

but isn't working.

any number of ways. point not mix html php, keep them separately parse-able. this:

for($i =0; $i<5 ; $i++) {      echo '<a href="test.html?id=' . $i . '"> sample text </a>'; }

(in example of code php, , html string that's echo-ed output.)

or this:

for($i =0; $i<5 ; $i++) { ?>     <a href="test.html?id=<?php echo $i; ?>"> sample text </a> <?php }

(in example php code wrapped in <?php ?> tags , html kept outside tags.)

as long keep php code in <?php ?> tags , html out of tags, parsers know difference.

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