Opening and closing PHP

Anon

This question has always been lingering in the back of my mind.

Is it better to break out of php to write the HTML portion of code or just echo/print the html? For example:

<?php
require("Something");

?>
<form name="something" action="something" method="something">
<input type="text" name="something">
</form>
<?php
require("something");
?>

OR would this be better:

<?php
require("Something");

echo "<form name=\"something\" action=\"something\" method=\"something\">\n";
echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"something\">\n";
echo "</form>\n";

require("something");

Just out of curiosity.

Thanks!

chadT
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Anon

ChadT,

I had this on my mind awhile ago also. I have heard that breaking out of PHP is faster, but I also have heard its faster to echo or print.

I personally like using echos instead of breaking out.. seems much cleaner.

But a true alternative to both is using templates. Once you use templates you will never go back to anything else (but truely only REALLY usefull for a large project).

Derek C

jcornett

I would think that the less number of times the parser needs to jump in and out of code the better. Although with most sites the speed gained is not worth mentioning.

John Cornett
Senior Development Engineer
Web Teks, Inc.