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I know I can make a new variable by simply saying $var = "stuff", but how would I make one like this:
<?php
$var = ?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
<? ; ?>
Do you see what I am getting at? Is there a way to create a variable without having to be restrictive and using = "";
Thanks for your help.
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EOD = End Of Data, EOT = End of Text.
We can create a string in PHP by enclosing the text in a single-quote. It is the easiest way to specify string in PHP. For specifying a literal single quote, escape it with a backslash (\) and to specify a literal backslash (\) use double backslash (\\).
Escape Sequences In PHP, an escape sequence starts with a backslash \ . Escape sequences apply to double-quoted strings. A single-quoted string only uses the escape sequences for a single quote or a backslash.
Sounds like a job for Heredoc
$var = <<<HTML
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
HTML;
Note, that the end token (here HTML;) must be on a line for itself without any leading or trailing whitespaces (except the newline at the end).
Additional you can just put everything into a string like usual, but with newlines
$var = '<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>';
Or add newline characters yourself
$var = '<html>' . PHP_EOL;
$var .= '<head>' . PHP_EOL;
$var .= '</head>' . PHP_EOL;
$var .= '<body>' . PHP_EOL;
$var .= '</body>' . PHP_EOL;
$var .= '</html>';
or
$var = "<html>\n<head>\n</head>\n<body>\n</body>\n</html>";
If you want to parse PHP variables (like you would with a double quote), use the HEREDOC syntax.
If you want no parsing of variables, use the NOWDOC syntax.
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