note 100862 added to function.parse-url

Hi I am new to this and dont know if im posting in the right area also new at PHP. I ask you forgive me if i sound stupid. I have a mysql db, in this db table I have a field called "pd_file" I pull the data of that to a PHP page, my code looks like this if ($pd_file > 0) { ?> <p> <?php } else { echo $pd_file; } ?> it displays the file name on the page but what i want it to do is make a URL to the file so it can be run. it needs to display "View File" but link to the file like: echo <a href="../uploadedfiles/" & $pd_file &">View File</a> when clicking on "View File" the file should open Thank you so much Mike ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 196.25.255.214 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.parse-url.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/100862 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100862 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/100862 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php