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# print

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

print -- Output a string

## Description

print ( string arg)

Outputs `arg`. Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

print() is not actually a real function (it is a language construct) so you are not required to use parentheses with it.

Example 1. print() examples

    <?php
    print("Hello World");

    print "print() also works without parentheses.";

    print "This spans
    multiple lines. The newlines will be
    output as well";

    print "This spans\nmultiple lines. The newlines will be\noutput as well.";

    print "escaping characters is done \"Like this\".";

    // You can use variables inside of an print statement
    $foo = "foobar";
    $bar = "barbaz";

    print "foo is $foo"; // foo is foobar

    // Using single quotes will print the variable name, not the value
    print 'foo is $foo'; // foo is $foo

    // If you are not using any other characters, you can just print variables
    print $foo;          // foobar

    print <<<END
    This uses the "here document" syntax to output
    multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note
    that the here document terminator must appear on a
    line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace!
    END;
    ?>

See also echo(), printf(), and flush().

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