[Resolved] Embedding code tips

edwardp

If i'm embedding html into my php script is it better too:

1 echo "<HTML TAG>blah blah blah </HTML TAG>";

2 <?php blah blah ?> <HTML TAG>blah blah</HTML TAG> <?php blah blah ?>

Are there any fundamental differences in the above structures??

Thankx in advance

planetsim

There is no right answer both do exactly the same thing. However the second is probably faster but you wouldnt notice the difference. You may also want to search as well a few topics like this have crept up.

Weedpacket

There are several ways of embedding PHP into HTML and vice versa. The second one has the advantage of being the fastest, since PHP doesn't have to look at anything not between <?php ?> tags. But you'd have to be producing a lot of output (or have a very busy site) for it to make more than a few milliseconds' difference per minute. Go with whatever makes the source code easiest to read and work with.

edwardp

Thankx you guys,

I expect the second one is better coz the interpreter isn't running the echo/print command so therefor less server action. I suppose it makes sense

This has been v much appreciated,

Do i have to mark this thread resolved??