PHP Echo

PHP echo is a language construct, not a function. Therefore, you don't need to use parenthesis with it. But if you want to use more than one parameter, it is required to use parenthesis.

The syntax of PHP echo is given below:

void echo ( string $arg1 [, string $... ] )

PHP echo statement can be used to print the string, multi-line strings, escaping characters, variable, array, etc. Some important points that you must know about the echo statement are:

  • echo is a statement, which is used to display the output.
  • echo can be used with or without parentheses: echo(), and echo.
  • echo can be used with or without parentheses: echo(), and echo.
  • echo does not return any value.
  • We can pass multiple strings separated by a comma (,) in echo.
  • We can pass multiple strings separated by a comma (,) in echo.
  • echo is faster than the print statement.

    • PHP echo: printing string

    File: echo1.php 

    
?php  
echo "Hello by PHP echo";  
?>

    Output

    Hello by PHP echo

    PHP echo: printing multi line string File: echo2.php

    
?php  
echo "Hello by PHP echo  
this is multi line  
text printed by   
PHP echo statement  
";  
?>

    Output

    Hello by PHP echo this is multi line text printed by PHP echo statement

    PHP echo: printing escaping characters File: echo3.php 

    
?php  
echo "Hello escape "sequence" characters";  
?>

    Output

    Hello escape "sequence" characters

    PHP echo: printing variable value File: echo4.php

    
?php  
$msg="Hello Shorat PHP";  
echo "Message is: $msg";    
?>

    Output

    Message is: Hello Shorat PHP