html in a php variable

Question

I want to put some procedural stuff like html in a variable;

Normally we do this:

<?php

$my_var = '

    <h1>some header</h1>

    some text.

';

?>

Now I want it to look like this:

<?php

$my_var = '

?>

    <h1>some header</h1>

    some text.

<?php

';

?>

So that we open a php code, declare a variable, do some stuff outside php, and then reopen php code and close the var and we get that stuff that is outside php, we get it inside that variable.

Thanks.

I'm just curious, why would you want to do this?

Paul Dessert
– Paul Dessert

2012-10-26 19:54:44 +00:00
Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 19:54 — Paul Dessert
– Paul Dessert, Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 19:54

Anthony Hatzopoulos · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26 19:54:00Z

6

<?php
ob_start();
?>
    <h1>some header</h1>
    some text.
<?php

$my_var = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

echo my_var;
?>

answered Oct 26, 2012 at 19:54

Anthony Hatzopoulos

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Hashem Qolami Over a year ago

You might also use $my_var = ob_get_clean(); instead of using ob_get_contents(); and ob_end_clean();. [source]

Anthony Hatzopoulos Over a year ago

@HashemQolami ob_get_clean() is my preferred way too but I thought I would show the beginner method.

yellowsir · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26 19:54:37Z

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i don't think there is a way because php ignores lines outside the php tags. if u have the php in a other file user file_get_contents

answered Oct 26, 2012 at 19:54

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yellowsir Over a year ago

ups i fogott to think about ob_start

kwelsan · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26 19:54:54Z

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Please check php heredoc

http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php

Hope it helps

answered Oct 26, 2012 at 19:54

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