Suparna Dey

• May 29th, 2006

 

Difference1:

echo() can take multiple expressions,Print cannot take multiple expressions.

echo has the slight performance advantage because it doesn't have a return value.

True, echo is a little bit faster.

rabbi

 Profile Answers by rabbi 

• Jun 29th, 2006

 

echo("something") is always a function. print("something ") is a function butprint " " is not a function but simple a statement.

Trii

• May 2nd, 2007

 

Actually . . .

echo and print are both language constructs and do not (and should not) require parenthesis. The difference is that print returns a value indicating success where echo does not

Shunmuga prasath

• Aug 3rd, 2007

 

Print is a function whereas echo is a language construct.
You can use something link $a = print $b while you cant use $a = echo $b.

Vignesh

• Nov 17th, 2007

 

Print is a Function. Echo is an keyword.

Print return true or false value on printing. Echo doesn't

Print cannot have multiple expression whereas Echo can have Multiple Expression statement to echo the value.

subhadeep21

 Profile Answers by subhadeep21 

• Jan 17th, 2008

 

Both are language construct.
The only difference is:
print can evealuate expression and
echo can not.

bluemonk

 Profile Answers by bluemonk 

• Aug 31st, 2008

 

Both echo and print are language constructs. 

However print() acts like a function in that it returns a value and can be used in complex expressions.

Furthermore, echo without parentheses can take multiple arguments.  Echo with parentheses and print can only take a single argument.