Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' [closed]

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I am trying to use following codes to have an email share button in a WordPress website. But adding this codes in single.php shows "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in .......... in line 72". Please help me someone to fix this issue.

<?php echo "<a href="mailto:type%20email%20address%20here?subject=I%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20post%20with%20you%20from%20<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&body=<?php the_title('','',true); ?>%20%20%3A%20%20<?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?>%20%20%2D%20%20%28%20<?php the_permalink(); ?>%20%29" title="Email to a friend/colleague" target="_blank">Share via Email</a>"; ?>

Answer 1

You need to escape your quotes or change the inner double-quotes to single quotes

[edit]

Something like this:

<?php 
echo '<a href="mailto:type%20email%20address%20here?subject=I%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20post%20with%20you%20from%20'. bloginfo('name') .'&body='.the_title('','',true).'%20%20%3A%20%20'. get_the_excerpt() .'%20%20%2D%20%20%28%20'. the_permalink() .'%20%29" title="Email to a friend/colleague" target="_blank">Share via Email</a>'; 
?>

Answer 2

Escape your quotes:

<?php echo "<a href=\"mailto:type%20email%20address%20here?subject=I%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20post%20with%20you%20from%20<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&body=<?php the_title('','',true); ?>%20%20%3A%20%20<?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?>%20%20%2D%20%20%28%20<?php the_permalink(); ?>%20%29\" title=\"Email to a friend/colleague\" target="_blank\">Share via Email</a>"; ?>

Tip: Use a good text editor that supports syntax highlighting. That'll save you a lot of time.

Answer 3

Try

<?php echo "<a href='mailto:type%20email%20address%20here?subject=I%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20post%20with%20you%20from%20<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&body=<?php the_title('','',true); ?>%20%20%3A%20%20<?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?>%20%20%2D%20%20%28%20<?php the_permalink(); ?>%20%29' title='Email to a friend/colleague' target='_blank'>Share via Email</a>"; ?>