php variable in html no other way than php echo var

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I work a lot in mixed HTML and PHP and most time I just want solid HTML with a few PHP variables in it so my code look like this    lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   lt  php echo  var    gt    gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt    Which is quite ugly  Isn t there something shorter  more like the following    lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value    var   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt    This is possible to but you get stuck with the     you have to replace them all with     and the layout is gone  echo   lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   var   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt     Is there anything better

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Use the HEREDOC syntax  You can mix single and double quotes  variables and even function calls with unaltered   unescaped html markup   echo  lt  lt  lt MYTAG    lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   var1   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt     lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   var2   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt     lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   var3   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt     lt tr gt  lt td gt   lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   var4   gt  lt  td gt  lt  tr gt  MYTAG

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In a php section before the HTML section  use sprinf   to create a constant string from the variables    mystuff   sprinf  My name is  s and my mother s name is  s   Suzy   Caroline      Then in the HTML section you can do whatever you  like  such as    lt p gt  mystuff lt  p gt

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I really think you should adopt Smarty template engine as a standard php lib for your projects   http   www smarty net   Name    name capitalize  lt br gt

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There s the short tag version of your code  which is now completely acceptable to use despite antiquated recommendations otherwise      lt input type  hidden  name  type  value   lt     var   gt    gt    which  prior to PHP 5 4  requires short tags be enabled in your php configuration   It functions exactly as the code you typed  these lines are literally identical in their internal implementation      lt     var1   var2   gt   lt  php echo  var1   var2   gt    That s about it for built-in solutions   There are plenty of 3rd party template libraries that make it easier to embed data in your output  smarty is a good place to start

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There are plenty of templating systems that offer more compact syntax for your views  Smarty is venerable and popular  This article lists 10 others

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I d advise against using shorttags  see Are PHP short tags acceptable to use  for more information on why   Personally I don t mind mixing HTML and PHP like so   lt a href   lt  php echo  link   gt   gt link description lt  a gt    As long as I have a code-editor with good syntax highlighting  I think this is pretty readable  If you start echoing HTML with PHP then you lose all the advantages of syntax highlighting your HTML  Another disadvantage of echoing HTML is the stuff with the quotes  the following is a lot less readable IMHO   echo   lt a href     link    gt link description lt  a gt      The biggest advantage for me with simple echoing and simple looping in PHP and doing the rest in HTML is that indentation is consistent  which in the end improves readability scannability

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