Problem with links retrieved from Mysql with php

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This problem has been solved. When I setup my DB I dropped the http:// in my first link and then compounded the problem with copy/paste. Lack of sleep I guess. Sorry--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My page is retrieving html links from my database. The links are written in the DB like this. <a href="www.retrievedlink.com" target="_blank">Retrieved Link</a>When the link shows up on the page it appears fine, but when I mouse over the link it shows in the browser status bar that it is stacked behind my domain url like this:http://www.mydomain.com/www.retrievedlink.comHow do I stop my domain url from being inserted in the link.If this is a stupid question please forgive me, I am very new to this. Thank you in advance for any help offered.