Using Print in PHP: Outputting Content to the Web

In PHP there are two ways to get your output on screen they are; echo and print.

Difference between echo and print

echo has no return value while print has a return value of 1 so it can be used in expressions.

Print String using echo

Syntax:

<?php
print "<h2 id="article-heading-3">My First php! </br></h2>";
print "Hello world!<br>";
?>

Output:

My First php
Hello world!

Print Variable value using echo

Syntax:

<?php
$str1="PHP Tutorial!";
$str2="atnyla.com";
$a=10;
$b=20;
print "<h2$gt;$str1</h2>";
print "Learn PHP at $str2<br>";
print $x + $y;
?>

Output:

PHP Tutorial
Learn PHP at atnyla.com 20