PHP Output (echo and print)

echo Statement

echo is the most commonly used output method in PHP. It can output strings, variables, and HTML:

You can echo multiple strings at once (comma-separated):

print Statement

print is similar to echo but:

• Can only output one argument at a time
• Returns 1, so it can be used in expressions

Differences Between echo and print

• echo is faster and more commonly used
• print returns a value, echo does not
• echo supports multiple arguments, print does not

Outputting Variables

You can include variables inside double-quoted strings or concatenate:

$language = "PHP";
echo "I love $language!";
echo "I love " . $language . "!";

HTML Output

You can use PHP to output HTML markup:

echo "<ul><li>Apple</li><li>Banana</li></ul>";

Escaping Characters

Use backslashes to escape characters inside strings:

echo "She said: \"PHP is great!\"";

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