Re: echo vs print

On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Todd Cary wrote: > I have "Profession PHP Programming" and I see that echo() and print() > are used alomst interchangeably. When should each one be used? What is the difference between echo and print ? ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1/fid/41 > Also, I see "<?php" and "<?" used. Is there a preference? <? is a short tag, <?php is not. <?php will always work, everywhere, always. This is what should be used. <? will most likely always work wherever your script may travel but keep in mind, this setting can be turned off. See : http://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php#ini.short-open-tag > And how about "};" versus "}" to end a block? I see both. Don't do }; as it looks funny. Btw, I've never seen }; used within the manual. Regards, Philip