There are two basic output methods in PHP: echo and print.
PHP echo and print statements
The difference between echo and print:
· echo - can output one or more strings
· print - only allows one string to be output, and the return value is always 1
Tip: echo output is faster than print. echo has no return value, and print has a return value of 1.
PHP echo statement
echo is a language structure that uses You don't need to add parentheses, or you can add parentheses: echo or echo().
Display string
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use the echo command to output a string (the string can contain HTML tags)
<?php
echo "<h2>PHP online</h2>";
echo "Hello world!<br>";
echo "I'm about to learn PHP!<br>";
echo "This", " string", " was", " made", " with multiple parameters.";
?>
Display variables
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use echo Command output variables and strings:
<?php
$txt1="Learn PHP";
$txt2="PHP online";
$cars=array("Volvo","BMW","Toyota");
echo $txt1;
echo "<br>";
echo "Study PHP at $txt2";
echo "<br>";
echo "My car is a {$cars[0]}";
?>
PHP print statement
Print is also a language structure that can use parentheses or not: print or print().
Display string
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use the print command to output a string (the string can contain HTML tags):
<?php
print "<h2>PHP is fun!</h2>";
print "Hello world!<br>";
print "I'm about to learn PHP!";
?>
Display variables
Example
The following example demonstrates Learn how to use the Print command to output variables and strings:
<?php
$txt1="Learn PHP";
$txt2="PHP online";
$cars=array("Volvo","BMW","Toyota");
print $txt1;
print "<br>";
print "Study PHP at $txt2";
print "<br>";
print "My car is a {$cars[0]}";
?>
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