Anchor tag not going in mail php

A common issue!

When you're trying to send an email with an anchor tag (<a>) in PHP, it's likely that the email client is interpreting the HTML tags as plain text, rather than rendering them as clickable links.

Here are a few possible solutions:

  1. Use a plain text alternative: Instead of using an anchor tag, you can provide a plain text alternative for the link. For example:

    <a href="https://example.com">Visit Example.com</a>

    Becomes:

    Visit <https://example.com>

    This way, the email client will display the link as plain text, but the recipient can still copy and paste the URL into their browser.

  2. Use a URL-encoded anchor tag: You can URL-encode the anchor tag to prevent the email client from interpreting it as plain text. For example:

    <a href="https://example.com">Visit Example.com</a>

    Becomes:

    &lt;a href=&quot;https://example.com&quot;&gt;Visit Example.com&lt;/a&gt;

    This will render the anchor tag as plain text, but the recipient can still copy and paste the URL into their browser.

  3. Use a mail client that supports HTML: If you're using a mail client that supports HTML, such as Gmail or Outlook, you can use an anchor tag without any issues. However, if you're sending the email to a recipient who uses a plain text-only email client, this solution may not work.

  4. Use a PHP library for email templating: Consider using a PHP library for email templating, such as PHPMailer or SwiftMailer. These libraries provide a way to render HTML templates and send them as emails, which can help you avoid issues with anchor tags.

Here's an example using PHPMailer:

$mail = new PHPMailer();
$mail->isHTML(true);
$mail->Body = '<a href="https://example.com">Visit Example.com</a>';
$mail->send();

I hope these solutions help you resolve the issue!