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title: Echo and Print
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## Echo and Print
The echo and print functions provide a way to write out the value of a variable or argument to the screen.
### echo
The `echo()` function writes out the value of a variable or argument to the screen.
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### print
The `print()` function out the value of a variable or argument to the screen.
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php.net echo() manual
* php.net print() manual
* php.net print_r() manual