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Tweaked basics page

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Andrew Davis
2018-09-05 20:58:01 -05:00
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@@ -8,18 +8,16 @@ echo "Hello World!\n";
// There is a lot going on in this statement so let's work through it. // There is a lot going on in this statement so let's work through it.
// First, the echo keyword tells PHP to output some text. // First, the echo keyword tells PHP to output some text.
echo 'I am some text'; echo "I am some text\n";
// Second, PHP stores text in strings. // Second, PHP stores text in strings.
// To write a string, you surround letters with single or double quotes. // To write a string, you surround letters with single or double quotes.
// The difference between single quoted strings and double quoted strings // Double quoted strings can hold special characters like \n which tells PHP to start a new line.
// is that double quoted strings can hold special characters like \n which tells PHP to start a new line.
'I am a string';
"\nI am a string on a new line"; "\nI am a string on a new line";
// Third, all lines of code in PHP must end in a semi-colon. // Third, all lines of code in PHP must end in a semi-colon.
echo "No semi-colon is a no-no\n"; echo "No semi-colon is a no-no\n";
// Using semi-colons means we can write multiple statements on one line. // Using semi-colons means we can write multiple statements on one line.
echo 'Hello'; echo " World\n"; echo "Hello"; echo " World\n";