text link trouble

I have a link set up that is capturing a variable from a URL. It works perfectly when I use my snippet to hyperlink an image.
However, when I try to hyperlink to a text link I get a bunch of crud at the beginning of the link.
When I then use [php snippet=1] as a hyperlink within the WordPress text link like this: click here the result is this: https://%3Ca%20href%3D%22http//somesite.gosomewhere.org/aff_c?offer_id=31&aff_id=109&aff_sub=123456789

What is making this happen and how do I fix it? https://%3Ca%20href%3D%22

Thank you!

• This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by The_Coach.
• This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by The_Coach. Reason: boo boo