---
title: PHP 5 echo and print Statements
---
In PHP there are two basic ways to get output: echo and print.
In this tutorial we use echo (and print) in almost every example. So, this chapter contains a little more info about those two output statements.
### PHP echo and print Statements
echo and print are more or less the same. They are both used to output data to the screen.
The differences are small: echo has no return value while print has a return value of 1 so it can be used in expressions. echo can take multiple parameters (although such usage is rare) while print can take one argument. echo is marginally faster than print.
### The PHP echo Statement
The echo statement can be used with or without parentheses: echo or echo().
#### Display Text
The following example shows how to output text with the echo command (notice that the text can contain HTML markup):
#### Example
```php
PHP is Fun!";
echo "Hello world!
";
echo "I'm about to learn PHP!
";
echo "This ", "string ", "was ", "made ", "with multiple parameters.";
?>
```
#### Display Variables
The following example shows how to output text and variables with the echo statement:
#### Example
```php
" . $txt1 . "";
echo "Study PHP at " . $txt2 . "
";
echo $x + $y;
?>
```
### The PHP print Statement
The print statement can be used with or without parentheses: print or print().
#### Display Text
The following example shows how to output text with the print command (notice that the text can contain HTML markup):
#### Example
```php
PHP is Fun!";
print "Hello world!
";
print "I'm about to learn PHP!";
?>
```
#### Display Variables
The following example shows how to output text and variables with the print statement:
#### Example
```php
" . $txt1 . "";
print "Study PHP at " . $txt2 . "
";
print $x + $y;
?>
```