How to print in php: echo and print in php

Today we are going to learn how to print in PHP.




echo in PHP:
The echo() function outputs one or more strings. Return Value: No value is returned.

example:

<?php
echo "Hello world!";
?>


Output:
Hello world!

other example:
<?php
$foo = "foobar";
$bar = "barbaz";
echo "foo is $foo"; // foo is foobar
?>


other example: Join two string variables together
<?php
$str1="Hello world!";
$str2="What a nice day!";
echo $str1 . " " . $str2;
?> 


output:
Hello world! What a nice day!

Tip: The echo() function is slightly faster than print().


print() in PHP:
The print() function outputs one or more strings. It always returns 1.

example:

<?php
print "Hello world!";
?>


Output:
Hello world!

Tip: The print() function is slightly slower than echo().



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Important PHP interview questions for freshers











MOST IMPORTANT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS PHP

QUESTION. How to include a file to a php page?
Answer. We can include a file using "include() " or "require()" function with file path as its parameter.

QUESTION. What is difference between “include” and “require” in php?
Answer. The include and require statements are identical, except upon failure:

require will produce a fatal error (E_COMPILE_ERROR) and stop the script
include will only produce a warning (E_WARNING) and the script will continue

QUESTION:  What are the different errors in PHP?
Answer. There are 4 basically types of error.
Parse Error – Commonly caused due to syntax mistakes in codes e.g. missing semicolon, mismatch brackets.
Fatal Error – These are basically run time errors which are caused when you try to access what can’t be done. E.g. accessing a dead object, or trying to use a function that hasn’t been declared.
Warning Error – These occurs when u try to include a file that is not present, or delete a file that is not on the server. This will not halt the script; it will give the notice and continue with the next line of the script.
Notice Error – These errors occurs when u try to use a variable that hasn’t been declared, this will not halt the script, It will give the notice and continue with the next line of the script.

QUESTION: What is session and why do we use it?
Answer. Session is a super global variable that preserve data across subsequent pages. Session uniquely defines each user with a session ID, so it helps making customized web application where user tracking is needed.

QUESTION: What is cookie and why do we use it?
Answer. Cookie is a small piece of information stored in client browser. It is a technique used to identify a user using the information stored in their browser (if already visited that website) . Using PHP we can both set and get COOKIE.

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Learn PHP : PHP variables

Considering you know the installation and configuration of WAMP or XAMPP, and you have setup your PHP on your local machine.

This is guidance for candidates who really want to learn PHP.

So, Start.
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript




We are starting with variable.

What is PHP variable?
Answer: Variables are "containers" for storing information.

In PHP, a variable starts with the $ sign, followed by the name of the variable:

Example

<?php
$txt = "Hello world!";
$x = 10;
$y = 20;
?>
In above example, $txt is variable, which stores value "Hello word!". 
$x and $y also variables and they stores value as 10 and 20 respectively.

Note that when you are going to store string or text in variable do include that string in single quote or double.

If you want to store integer value in variable don't use quotes.

Using that variables as for example:

<?php
 echo $txt; 
echo "<br/>";
echo $x;
echo "<br/>";
echo $y;
echo "<br/>";

$z=$x$y;
echo $z;

 ?>

Output:
Hello word!
10
20
30

Explaination:
echo is construct we use to print in PHP. There is <br/> tag used with this echo that is for print new line.
$z stores sum of $x and $y.

In PHP we don't specify data type of variable, it automatically recognize.

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