Re: Newbie question: qutoes?

rory walsh wrote:

Can anyone tell me if there is a difference between double quotes and single quotes? Cheers, Rory.

apart from the visual difference :-)... yes. with double quotes string interpolation is done. whats that? run this code to see the difference: <?php $varA = 123; echo ' this is $varA'; echo " this is $varA"; ?> basically use double quotes only when you need it... needing it includes times when using double quotes saves you having to escape _lots_ of single quotes, i.e. when it makes code easier to read (JMHO) e.g.: $str = '\'this\' \'is\' a \'stupidly\' \'quoted\' string'; $str = "'this' 'is' a 'stupidly' 'quoted' string"; --- so now you have at least 2 things to google: 1. string interpolation (+ PHP) 2. string/char escaping (+ PHP) have fun :-)