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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Listing Inventory Items Mingling PHP and HTML

Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points
Posted by Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points

alternative way to mingling html

Wouldn't it be easier to just echo the p tag and concatenate the variable rather than creating a whole bunch of php tags? It seems to work for me when I do it this way, but I'm wondering if there's any difference in what I typed above compared to this:

If (something == true) { <p>>My favorite flavor is <?php echo $flavor ?><</p> }

....or is it just a matter of preference.?

Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points
Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points

yes i am aware of the random < > signs at the start and end of the command inside the if statment (the p element keeps disappearing when i type my question)

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Encapsulate your code with three . So at the top of the if, add three and at the bottom of the }, add three `.

That probably doesn't make a lot of sense but if you look on the right, under the header "Tips for asking questions", click and watch the video :)

1 Answer

Muhammad Mohsen
Muhammad Mohsen
Courses Plus Student 10,843 Points

Hi Oziel,

The important thing to know is when you echo any HTML tag within PHP it will be executed on your server first, then the server will send it to the browser.

Simply, let everyone do his job.

  • Web Server: Run and execute PHP code and sent it to the browser.
  • Browser: Show HTML, JS, CSS, etc.

no need to overload your server with executing HTML code.

Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points
Oziel Perez
Oziel Perez
61,321 Points

Ahh touche! I never thought generating html through php would decrease performance. Ok then