PHP Echo / Print

PHP Echo and Print Statements

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

They are nearly identical, and they are both used to output data to the screen.

Differences Between echo and print

• 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 exactly one argument.
• echo is marginally faster than print.

The PHP echo Statement

The echo statement can be used with or without parentheses: echo or echo().

<?php
$txt1 = "Learn PHP";
$txt2 = "IntricateDevo";

echo "<h2>" . $txt1 . "</h2>";
echo "Study programming at " . $txt2 . "<br>";
?>

(Note: The dot . operator is used to join or concatenate strings together in PHP).

The PHP print Statement

Just like echo, the print statement can be used with or without parentheses: print or print().

You will mostly see echo used in modern PHP applications because it is slightly faster and requires fewer keystrokes.