PHP Echo PHP

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:

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

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

PHP echo: printing string

File: echo1.php

1. <?php  
2. echo "Hello by PHP echo";  
3. ?>  

Output:

PHP echo: printing multi line string

File: echo2.php

1. <?php  
2. echo "Hello by PHP echo  
3. this is multi line  
4. text printed by   
5. PHP echo statement  
6. ";  
7. ?>  

Output:

PHP echo: printing escaping characters

File: echo3.php

1. <?php  
2. echo "Hello escape \"sequence\" characters";  
3. ?>  

Output:

PHP echo: printing variable value

File: echo4.php

1. <?php  
2. $msg="Hello RedhuntStudy PHP";  
3. echo "Message is: $msg";    
4. ?>  

Output: