PHP print() Function

Write some text to the output:

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

Definition and Usage

The print() function outputs one or more strings.

Note: The print() function is not actually a function, so you are not required to use parentheses with it.

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

print(strings)

Parameter	Description
strings	Required. One or more strings to be sent to the output

Return Value:	Always returns 1
PHP Version:	4+

Write the value of the string variable ($str) to the output:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
?>

Write the value of the string variable ($str) to the output, including HTML tags:

<?php
$str = "Hello world!";
print $str;
print "<br>What a nice day!";
?>

Join two string variables together:

<?php
$str1="Hello world!";
$str2="What a nice day!";
print $str1 . " " . $str2;
?>

Write the value of an array to the output:

<?php
$age=array("Peter"=>"35");
print "Peter is " . $age['Peter'] . " years old.";
?>

Write some text to the output:

<?php
print "This text
spans multiple
lines.";
?>

Difference of single and double quotes. Single quotes will print the variable name, not the value:

<?php
$color = "red";
print "Roses are $color";
print "<br>";
print 'Roses are $color';
?>