PHP Comments, Variables, Echo & Operations Basics
Content
Php Comments
Variables
Echo
Arithmetic Operation
Data Types
PHP syntax template
HTML content
<?php
PHP code
?>
HTML content
<?php
PHP code
?>
HTML content ...
PHP
•
any contents of a .php file
between <?php and ?> are
executed as PHP code
•
all other contents are
output as pure HTML
Comments
#
single-line comment
//
single-line comment
/*
multi-line comment
*/
PHP
•
like Java, but
#
is also allowed
•
a lot of PHP code uses
#
comments instead of
//
•
we recommend
#
and will use it in our examples
Comments in PHP
Comments in PHP
Standard C, C++, and shell comment symbols
// C++ and Java-style comment
# Shell-style comments
/* C-style comments
These can span multiple lines */
Variables in PHP
Variables in PHP
PHP variables must begin with a
“
$
”
sign
Global and locally-scoped variables
Global variables can be used anywhere
Local variables restricted to a function or class
Certain variable names reserved by PHP
Form variables ($_POST, $_GET)
Server variables ($_SERVER)
Etc.
Variables
$name = expression;
PHP
$user_name = "PinkHeartLuvr78";
$age = 16;
$drinking_age = $age + 5;
$this_class_rocks = TRUE;
PHP
•
names are case sensitive;
Case-sensitive ($Foo != $foo != $fOo)
•
Separate multiple words with _
•
names always begin with
$
, on both declaration and usage
•
implicitly declared by assignment (type is not written; a "loosely typed" language)
Variable usage
Variable usage
<?php
$foo = 25;
// Numerical variable
$bar = “Hello”;
// String variable
$foo = ($foo * 7);
// Multiplies foo by 7
$bar = ($bar * 7);
// Invalid expression
?>
Echo
Echo
The PHP command
‘
echo
’
is used to output the parameters passed to it
◦
The typical usage for this is to send data to the client
’
s web-browser
Syntax
◦
void
echo
(string arg
1
[, string arg
n
...])
◦
In practice, arguments are not passed in parentheses since
echo
is a language
construct rather than an actual function
C
C
o
o
n
n
c
c
a
a
t
t
e
e
n
n
a
a
t
t
i
i
o
o
n
n
Use a period to join strings into one.
<?php
$string1=“Hello”;
$string2=“PHP”;
$string3=$string1 . “ ” . $string2;
Print $string3;
?>
Hello PHP
Echo example
Echo example
Notice
how echo
‘
5x5=$foo
’
outputs $foo rather than replacing it with 25
Strings in single quotes (
‘
’
) are not interpreted or evaluated by PHP
This is true for both variables and character escape-sequences (such as
“
\n
”
or
“
\\
”
)
<?php
$foo = 25;
// Numerical variable
$bar = “Hello”;
// String variable
echo $bar;
// Outputs Hello
echo $foo,$bar;
// Outputs 25Hello
echo “5x5=”,$foo;
// Outputs 5x5=25
echo “5x5=$foo”;
// Outputs 5x5=25
echo ‘5x5=$foo’;
// Outputs 5x5=$foo
?>
Arithmetic Operations
•
+ - * / %
. ++ --
= += -= *= /= %= .=
•
many operators auto-convert types:
5 + "7"
is
12
A
A
r
r
i
i
t
t
h
h
m
m
e
e
t
t
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c
c
O
O
p
p
e
e
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a
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n
n
s
s
$a - $b
// subtraction
$a * $b
// multiplication
$a / $b
// division
$a += 5
// $a = $a+5 Also works for *= and /=
<?php
$a=15;
$b=30;
$total=$a+$b;
Print $total;
Print “<p><h1>$total</h1>”;
// total is 45
?>
Types
•
basic types:
int
,
float
,
boolean
,
string
,
array
,
object
,
NULL
•
test what type a variable is with
is_
type
functions, e.g.
is_string
•
gettype
function returns a variable's type as a string (not often needed)
•
PHP
converts between types automatically
in many cases:
•
string
→
int
auto-conversion on
+
(
"1" + 1 == 2
)
•
int
→
float
auto-conversion on
/
(
3 / 2 == 1.5
)
•
type-cast with
(
type
)
:
•
$age =
(int)
"21";
PHP is a versatile language used for web development. This tutorial covers PHP comments, variables, echo operations, and data types. Understand the syntax, usage of comments, variables declaration, arithmetic operations, and echoing output in PHP.
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Content Php Comments Variables Echo Arithmetic Operation Data Types
PHP syntax template HTML content <?php PHP code ?> any contents of a .php file between <?php and ?> are executed as PHP code HTML content all other contents are output as pure HTML <?php PHP code ?> HTML content ... PHP
Comments # single-line comment // single-line comment /* multi-line comment */ PHP like Java, but # is also allowed a lot of PHP code uses # comments instead of // we recommend # and will use it in our examples
Comments in PHP Standard C, C++, and shell comment symbols // C++ and Java-style comment # Shell-style comments /* C-style comments These can span multiple lines */
Variables in PHP PHP variables must begin with a $ sign Global and locally-scoped variables Global variables can be used anywhere Local variables restricted to a function or class Certain variable names reserved by PHP Form variables ($_POST, $_GET) Server variables ($_SERVER) Etc.
Variables $name = expression; PHP $user_name = "PinkHeartLuvr78"; $age = 16; $drinking_age = $age + 5; $this_class_rocks = TRUE; PHP names are case sensitive; Case-sensitive ($Foo != $foo != $fOo) Separate multiple words with _ names always begin with $, on both declaration and usage implicitly declared by assignment (type is not written; a "loosely typed" language)
Variable usage <?php $foo = 25; $bar = Hello ; // String variable // Numerical variable $foo = ($foo * 7); // Multiplies foo by 7 $bar = ($bar * 7); // Invalid expression ?>
Echo The PHP command echo is used to output the parameters passed to it The typical usage for this is to send data to the client s web-browser Syntax void echo (string arg1 [, string argn...]) In practice, arguments are not passed in parentheses since echo is a language construct rather than an actual function
Concatenation Concatenation Use a period to join strings into one. <?php $string1= Hello ; $string2= PHP ; $string3=$string1 . . $string2; Print $string3; ?> Hello PHP
Echo example <?php $foo = 25; $bar = Hello ; // String variable // Numerical variable echo $bar; echo $foo,$bar; // Outputs 25Hello echo 5x5= ,$foo; echo 5x5=$foo ; // Outputs 5x5=25 echo 5x5=$foo ; // Outputs 5x5=$foo ?> // Outputs Hello // Outputs 5x5=25 Notice how echo 5x5=$foo outputs $foo rather than replacing it with 25 Strings in single quotes ( ) are not interpreted or evaluated by PHP This is true for both variables and character escape-sequences (such as \n or \\ )
Arithmetic Operations + - * / % . ++ -- = += -= *= /= %= .= many operators auto-convert types: 5 + "7" is 12
Arithmetic Operations Arithmetic Operations <?php ?> $a=15; $b=30; $total=$a+$b; Print $total; Print <p><h1>$total</h1> ; // total is 45 $a - $b // subtraction $a * $b // multiplication $a / $b // division $a += 5 // $a = $a+5 Also works for *= and /=
Types basic types: int, float, boolean, string, array, object, NULL test what type a variable is with is_type functions, e.g. is_string gettype function returns a variable's type as a string (not often needed) PHP converts between types automatically in many cases: string int auto-conversion on + ("1" + 1 == 2) int float auto-conversion on / (3 / 2 == 1.5) type-cast with (type): $age = (int) "21";
