PHP Tutorial

A web server programming language.

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PHP Intro PHP Syntax PHP Variables PHP Echo / Print PHP Data Types PHP Strings PHP Numbers PHP Math PHP Constants PHP Operators PHP If...Else...Elseif PHP Switch PHP Loops PHP Functions PHP Arrays PHP Superglobals PHP Form Handling PHP Date and Time PHP File Handling PHP Cookies PHP Sessions PHP Exceptions PHP OOP Classes & Objects PHP Constructor MySQL Connect MySQL Insert Data MySQL Select Data PHP JSON PHP Regular Expressions PHP Include & Require

PHP Echo / Print

PHP echo and print Statements

In PHP there are two basic ways to get output: echo and print.

They are more or less the same. They are both used to output data to the screen.

Differences:

  • echo has no return value while print has a return value of 1 so it can be used in expressions.
  • echo can take multiple parameters (although such usage is rare) while print can take one argument.
  • echo is marginally faster than print.

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PHP Intro PHP Syntax PHP Variables PHP Echo / Print PHP Data Types PHP Strings PHP Numbers PHP Math PHP Constants PHP Operators PHP If...Else...Elseif PHP Switch PHP Loops PHP Functions PHP Arrays PHP Superglobals PHP Form Handling PHP Date and Time PHP File Handling PHP Cookies PHP Sessions PHP Exceptions PHP OOP Classes & Objects PHP Constructor MySQL Connect MySQL Insert Data MySQL Select Data PHP JSON PHP Regular Expressions PHP Include & Require