Print statement in PHP

Introduction

The print statement shows text or values on the screen. It helps you see results or messages when your program runs.

To show a welcome message to users on a webpage.

To display the result of a calculation.

To print error messages when something goes wrong.

To debug by showing variable values during development.

Syntax

PHP

print "text or value";

Use double or single quotes around text.

Each print statement ends with a semicolon (;).

Examples

Prints the text Hello, world! on the screen.

PHP

print "Hello, world!";

Prints the text PHP is fun! using single quotes.

PHP

print 'PHP is fun!';

Prints the number 123 without quotes.

PHP

print 123;

Sample Program

This program prints a welcome message, then a new line, then the number 2024.

PHP

<?php
print "Welcome to PHP programming!";
print "\n";
print 2024;
?>

Important Notes

Use \n inside double quotes to add a new line.

print is a language construct, so parentheses are optional.

Summary

Print shows text or values on the screen.

Use quotes for text, no quotes for numbers.

End each print statement with a semicolon.