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"Before we do that, let me explain something... \n  \n\nif I remove the echo line: \n  \n\n \necho '&lt;a href=\"'.$sitelocation.$item_row['url'].'?item_desc='.$item_row['id'].'&gt;view details/order&lt;/a&gt;';\n\n \n  \n\nthe \"echo $_GET['cat'];\" prints fine.  But if I put the echo anchor tag back in, NOTHING PRINTS! \n"
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