How to apply style in an echo'ed <td>? - php

Question

this is my PHP code:
$query="SELECT name, surname, address FROM employee";
$results = mysql_query($query);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($results)) {
echo '<tr>';
foreach($row as $field) {
echo '<td class="element">' . htmlspecialchars($field) . '</td>';
}
echo '</tr>';
And this is my CSS:
.element{
color:red;
}
But fields displayed in my HTML page aren't red. Why it doesn't work?
I already tried with
echo "<td class='element'>" . htmlspecialchars($field) . "</td>";
and
echo '<td class=\"element\">' . htmlspecialchars($field) . "</td>";
but with no success.

Answer 1

I suggest to specify element in your css.
td.element{
color:red;
}
Also it's a good idea to give your "tr" an ID
"tr id="myTR"...
#myTR td.element{
color:red;
}

Answer 2

then try this.
echo '<td style="color:red">' . htmlspecialchars($field) . '</td>';
even this 1 below shold work
echo '<td class="element">' . htmlspecialchars($field) . '</td>'; // for this just dont remove your css class
you just copy and paste to replace your code. and remove that class in css
the issue of mysl_ does not affect that not to display, i am using latest php engine and they work fine, even though we need to change.