Calling a PHP function from an <a> tag?

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I’m new to PHP and was wondering if it’s possible to call a PHP function from an <a> tag in HTML. Below is my code that I’m using.

            <div class="menuBar">
                <nav>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(1); ?>">Summary</a></label>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(2); ?>">Technical Skills</a></label>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(3); ?>">Experience</a></label>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(4); ?>">Education</a></label>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(5); ?>">Certifications</a></label>
                    <label class="sidebar"><a class="menu" href="<?php menuCheck(6); ?>">Contact Me</a></label>
                </nav>
            </div>

The above code is not working.

Please help!

Thank you

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No, that’s not the way things work.
Functions are not called while viewing a page, everything happens prior to the page being delivered to the browser. This is a fundamental of server-side scripting.

The <a> may have a URL to a PHP script you want to run.
But unless menuCheck() echos a URL, this is not going to work.

Maybe if you explain what your objective is, someone may offer a solution.

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Probably need an echo in there:

href="<?php echo menuCheck(1); ?>"
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What do the 1, 2, 3, etc stand for?

Maybe you know now, but would you still know in a year? in 5 years?

What if you ever want to add a menu item between 2 and 3? Would everything shift?

In short, don’t use magic numbers, you’ll regret it later.

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