How do I insert # character in echo statement for JavaScript?

Question

When I include the # glyph in my statement, to return to an anchor on the page, the PHP code fails.

I've tried everything I can think of to resolve this issue, escaping PHP characters, writing JavaScript functions and the list goes on.

if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
    $_POST = array();
    echo "<script>window.location.href='Contact_Us.php#myForm'</script>";
    } else {
    unset($_POST);
}

There are no error messages. The page appears to refresh and the code to unset the POST variables fails.

Answer 1

If you really want to do things that way simply drop out of PHP instead of trying to echo things.

if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
    $_POST = array();
?>
<script>window.location.href='Contact_Us.php#myForm'</script>
<?php
    } else {
    unset($_POST);
}