PHP echo string function

Syntax :

Description :

PHP echo function will outputs one or more strings. The echo() function can be used with shortcut syntax. Prior to PHP 5.4.0, this syntax only works with the short_open_tag configuration setting enabled.

Parameter :

• strings – This is Required parameter. It outputs all the strings.

Output :

This will output the strings and returns nothing.

Related articles : print(), printf().

echo – PHP Functions Example 1 :

Below statement will output the text with echo statement.

<?php
echo "Hi from tutorialmine's.";
?>

In above example, We have string “Hi from tutorialmine’s.” Now this will be like below –

echo – PHP Functions Example 2 :

See below example of joining 2 or more strings together with HTML tag.

<?php
$strExample = "Hi from tutorialmine's.";
$strExample2 = "Thanks for reading my article.";
echo $strExample."<br>".$strExample2;
?>

“<br>” tag will print the $strExample value in next line. Output will be like below:

echo – PHP Functions Example 3 :

How echo construct will interpret the variables in single and double quotes.

• Single quotes will print the variable name, not the value.
• Double quotes will print the value of particular variable, Use below example :

<?php
$strExample = "Who is the writer of this blog? ";
echo '$strExample'."<br>";
echo "$strExample";
?>

Output will be like below:

echo – PHP Functions Example 4 :

Using multiple parameters with echo statement. See below example :

<?php
echo "Using multiple", " parameters ", "in this ", "example.";
?>

Output will be like below:

echo – PHP Functions Example 5 :

Printing array element value with echo statement. See below example :

<?php
$strArrName=array("test1"=>"45");
echo "Test1 has " . $strArrName['test1'] . " marks in classtest.";
?>

Output will be like below:

echo – PHP Functions Example 6 :

Example with shortcut tags (will only work with the short_open_tag configuration setting enabled). See below example :

<?php
$name = "Tutorialmines";
?>

<p>You are on <?=$name?>.</p>

Output will be like below: