PHP Echo

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

The syntax of PHP echo is given below:

PHP echo statement can be used to print string, multi line strings, escaping characters, variable, array etc.

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 JavaTpoint PHP";
echo "Message is: $msg";  
?>

Output:

Message is: Hello JavaTpoint PHP

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PHP Echo

PHP echo: printing string

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PHP echo: printing escaping characters

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