PHP outputting text WITHOUT echo/print? [closed]

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Example 1:

<?php
    if ($foo == $bar) {
        print "Lots of stuff here";
        print "Lots of stuff here";
        print "Lots of stuff here";
        ...[snip]...
        print "Lots of stuff here";
        print "Lots of stuff here";
    }
?>

Example 2:

<?php
    if ($foo == $bar) {
?>
    Lots of stuff here
    Lots of stuff here
    Lots of stuff here
    ...[snip]...
    Lots of stuff here
    Lots of stuff here
<?php
    }
?>

Assume $foo = $bar.

The output is equal on both of them. I don't understand why. Example 2 has no print/echo, as far as I understand that bunch of words should not be understood by the PHP parser without print or echo. So why does it actually get printed when that 'bunch of wards' is seperated by another set of <?php ?> tags, when it normally wouldn't?

I think I'm missing something here that I would like to understand to the core.

Kristy · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-26 13:54:45Z

2

The reason that Example 2 outputs the text is because you have closed the PHP tag. The browser is rendering/interpreting it as plain text. You could also format the text output with HTML and it would render nicely in the browser.

answered May 26, 2013 at 13:54

Kristy

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2 Comments

J.D. Pace Over a year ago

@frrlod: This is a very common practice and can lead to very nice looking code. If you need variables output in the plain HTML, consider doing so like this: <?= $variable ?>, or <?php echo $variable; ?>. It's all about readability.

Anujan Over a year ago

@Kristy The server is interpreting it as plain text. The browser doesn't read PHP anyways.

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