PHP Basic Syntax

A PHP script can be placed anywhere in the document.

A PHP script starts with <?php and ends with ?>:

 <?php
 // PHP code goes here
 ?>

The default file extension for PHP files is ".php".

A PHP file normally contains HTML tags, and some PHP scripting code.

Below, we have an example of a simple PHP file, with a PHP script that uses a built-in PHP function "echo" to output the text "Hello World!" on a web page:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1> My First PHP Script </h1>
<?php
echo "Hello World!";
?>


</body>

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Note!

  • PHP statements end with a semicolon (;).