Question

i try to make read more option for my work and i create this code :

<?php
      $string=$polnews['articale']; 
    if (strlen($string) > 500) {

        // truncate string
        $stringCut = substr($string, 0, 500);

        // make sure it ends in a word so assassinate doesn't become ass...
        $string = substr($stringCut, 0, strrpos($stringCut, ' ')).'... <a href="view_articles.php?aid=$polnews[aid]">Read More</a>'; 
    }
    echo $string;?> 

but the link not working.

Answer 1

The problem is you cannot interpolate variables inside single quoted strings.

$string = substr($stringCut, 0, strrpos($stringCut, ' '))."... <a href=\"view_articles.php?aid=$polnews['aid']\">Read More</a>";