HTML markup validation problem...

[learning_brain]

Hi all

When trying to validate my site, I am getting errors and warnings relating to the dynamically generated links - specifically with multiple URL parameters.

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=w...(detect+automatically)&doctype=Inline&group=0

I have looked through the problem which is to do with the "&" and "=" symbols... which are needed???? This isn't meant to be a &amp symbol!

Confused and hoping someone can help.

Page is www.qualityimagesearch.com/index.php

 

[lemon-tree]

Read this that it links you to, it tells you specifically that URLs should be escaped to ensure mistakes are not made in interpretation. So, basically just change the & symbols to & and those errors should be resolved.

 

[essellar]

Note that & in an href attribute will be converted to a literal ampersand by the browser when the link is clicked (or when a JavaScript GET request is made), so you won't be changing the link by using &. (If, on the other hand, you URL-enocde the ampersand, it will remain escaped until it gets to the server. The fine art of multi-level escapes sent more than a few developers to the asylum back in the frameset days )

 

[learning_brain]

Perfect - many thanks

I had a section in there generating the links which I've corrected...

    $queryString_fulltext_images = "&" . htmlentities(implode("&", $newParams));
  }
}
$queryString_fulltext_images = sprintf("&totalResults=%d%s", $totalResults, $queryString_fulltext_images);

Job done - 100% valid!

Thanks all!