I dont now anything about php

but after looking at a lot of code while im bored i notice

print and echo

It looks like they do the same thing?

Im just wondering why print gets used sometimes and echo the other times?


I think im going to start to learn php

It looks like it could be fun

print is lame, echo is cool.

For a more detailed explanation of similiar usefulness:
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/...l/aid/1/fid/40

Some people say that using 'Print' works better, but 'echo' does the same exact thing. I Use 'echo' more then 'print'.

To add to pengates post, this article refereces the same faq.

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.print.php
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.echo.php

Echo is the thing that i learned first so i say 4/0 for echo!!
echo is actually a statement that shows html code so
if you do

Code:

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echo "*BURP*<br><BR>html isnt so cool as echo and you know it!!"

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then you get
*BURP*

html isnt so cool as echo and you know it


it is handy because you can apply variables to it such as

Code:

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$name = "freakybleep"
echo ("you are a freak $name and you know it")

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then you get
you are a freak freakybleep and you know it
understand?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by roelor

Echo is the thing that i learned first so i say 4/0 for echo!!
echo is actually a statement that shows html code so
if you do

Code:

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echo "*BURP*<br><BR>html isnt so cool as echo and you know it!!"

---

then you get
*BURP*

html isnt so cool as echo and you know it


it is handy because you can apply variables to it such as

Code:

---

$name = "freakybleep"
echo ("you are a freak $name and you know it")

---

then you get
you are a freak freakybleep and you know it
understand?

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Variables can be embedded in any double quoted string and it is generally not a good idea to spit out HTML using echo.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by visualAd

Variables can be embedded in any double quoted string and it is generally not a good idea to spit out HTML using echo.

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yeah. You should close your PHP then open it again...

PHP Code:

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...
while ($array = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {
?>
HTML CODE HERE
MORE HERE

LETS PUT SOME MORE HERE...
<?PHP
} 
...

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yeah u guys are right but for a short sentance like the one i wrote is the echo string MUCH better els you get this

PHP Code:

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hello <? echo $name; ?> how are you last time you visited was on <? echo $date; ?>

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wouldnt you get sick of that method perticulary when you have more php then html

That's the way you should do it. If you have more PHP than HTML you are doing something wrong.

All your processing should be at the top of the script before you output any HTML. The HTML should then appear at the bottom and should contain only simple display logic. It should be in such a format that all the HTML could be removed and placed in a separate file to be included.