PHP print

print does almost the same thing as echo. It prints one value.

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<?php
print "Hello from print";

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Hello from print

The differences

The return value

Because print returns 1, you can use it inside an expression. This is rarely useful, but it shows the difference.

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<?php
$result = print "Hi\n";
echo $result;

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Hi
1

echo cannot do this, because it returns nothing.

Other ways to print

PHP has more output tools. You will use them later.

• printf() and sprintf() print formatted text. See Formatting Strings.
• print_r() and var_dump() show the contents of variables while you debug. See Type Checking.