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PHP Syntax
The PHP syntax is based on C,
Java, and Perl, so if you've used
any of those languages PHP will
look familiar to you.

Creating a PHP file is similar to creating


an HTML file. In fact, most PHP files are
a mixture of PHP code and HTML.

Creating a PHP File


To create a PHP file, simply do the
following:

1. Create a new file in your favorite


editor
2. Type some PHP code
3. Save the file with a .php extension

The .php extension tells the web server


that it needs to process this as a PHP
file. If you accidentally save it with a
.html extension the server won't process
your PHP code and the browser will just
output it all to the screen.

OK, so that sounds easy. My guess is


that you already know how to create a
new file and save it, so let's concentrate
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on the other bit — the "type some PHP


code" bit.

Basic Code Syntax


Scripting Blocks

Every block of PHP code must start with


<?php and end with ?> . The following
example outputs the text "PHP is easy!"
to the screen:

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Syntax Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo "PHP is easy!";
?>
</body>
</html>

Note: If your server supports it, you can


leave off the php bit (so that it starts off
like this <? echo...), but I'd recommend
you keep it. This way, you won't run into
any compatibility problems that you
could have easily avoided.

Semi-Colons

You need to place a semi-colon ( ; ) at


the end of each line of PHP code. This

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tells the server that a particular


statement has finished.

Comments

In the programming world, "comments"


refer to small pieces of narrative within
the code that can be useful in assisting
other programmers interpret the
meaning of the code. They can also be
useful to yourself if you need to return
to a piece of code many months (or
years) after you'd written it. These
comments aren't displayed to the user,
instead, the server ignores them - they
are purely for the programmers!

To write a comment in PHP, you prefix


single line comments within two
forward slashes ( // ) or, if the comment
spans multiple lines, you need to open
the whole block with a forward slash
and asterisk ( /* ) then close it with an
asterisk and forward slash ( */ ).

Example

<?php

// Single line comment

/*
This comment is so
long that it spans
multiple lines.
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*/

?>

White Space, Carriage Returns,


etc

You can use tabbing, spaces, carriage


returns etc to indent and format your
code - this won't cause any issues for the
PHP interpreter. As long as you don't
forget to close each line with a semi-
colon.

Displaying the Output


To display PHP files in a browser, you
need to type the full http path. For
example, something like this:
http://localhost/php_syntax_example.php.
In other words, you can't view the file
using your file system's path (like you
can with HTML files). For example, you
can't just type something like this:
C:\\inetpub\wwwroot\php_syntax_example.php.

Using the http path means that you are


accessing the file via the web server. The
web server knows that any file with a
.php extension needs to be processed by
PHP.

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