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PHP PHP Functions Introducing Functions PHP Function Arguments

janrey Busque
janrey Busque
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Posted by janrey Busque
janrey Busque
1,249 Points

What's the difference between ' ' and " "?

I'm confused by these two

1 Answer

Mike Dion
Mike Dion
3,788 Points
Mike Dion
Mike Dion
3,788 Points

Double quotes can use variables within them. Single quotes are best if you aren't going to be using variables or plan to concatenate, since the server doesn't have to check for variables inside the script.

For example

<?php 
$job = 'web developer';
$message = "I am a $job";
echo $message; // Outputs: I am a web developer

$job = 'web developer';
$message = 'I am a $job';
echo $message; // Outputs: I am a $job