HI guys,

Can any one explain what is the difference between echo and print statement?


Thanks
devarajan.V

Hi,

echo accepts multiple arguments, so a statement like echo "Hello ","world"; would give the same output as echo "Hello world";


echo doesn't return anything, but print does. It always returns an integer value of 1. That means a statement like $return = print "Hello World"; sets the value of $return to 1. Therefore, echo works maginally faster

hi
*Echo can take multiple expressions
*Print returns its success as a boolean. Echo on the other hand does not
return anything. This return call is the only difference I can think of off
hand. As for speed, returning a value does cost some cpu time but it is
usually a negligible amount. With that said, use whatever you feel like.
Personally, I use echo because it is faster, and I never check for any
return values on print statements. If you need to, say for important
information, then print should be used.
* Actually print has another use, because it returns true on success (and
why would it even return false in normal behaviour) so:

<?php
if(print('something'))
// makes sense, while

if(echo('something'))
// doesnt

?>