# PHP/MySQL Custom message for empty result set

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-custom-message-for-empty-result-set/262770
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 9, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-custom-message-for-empty-result-set/262770 "2008-06-09T19:04:52Z")
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### Author: ![imagined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-custom-message-for-empty-result-set/262770/1 "2008-06-09T19:04:52Z")

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I’m writing a PHP tutorial. Of course, when I echo HTML tags they get interpreted by the browser, so I do this:

```php
$output .= str_replace('<', '&lt', $output);
$output .= str_replace('>', '&gt', $output);

```

But then, at $output I have this \<div class=“example”\>, so I DO NOT WANT html to get interpreted only if is surrounded by the div class=“example”. All other HTML tags outsite the div class=“example” should be interpreted.

Suggestions?

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### Author: ![imagined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-custom-message-for-empty-result-set/262770/2 "2008-06-09T19:07:34Z")

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sorry, TITLE mistake, how can I remove this entry?