Echo a huge chunk of HTML

[foochuck]

I'd like to echo a huge chunk of html on my page using PHP...is there a way to echo html rather than using the echo function?

 

FOO

[phant0m]

?> html <?php

[foochuck]

I'm sorry I didn't explain to well...I'm using an if statement....

 

<?php

if (a == b) {

echo 'huge chunk of html goes here';

}

[947740]

<?php
if (a == b) {
?>

HTML

<?php
}
?>

 

OR

 

<?php
if (a == b) {
echo <<<CONTENT
HTML
HTML
HTML
CONTENT;
}
?>

[foochuck]

Thanks 947740

[947740]

No problem.

[phant0m]

For the 2nd possibility posted by 947740, have a look here:

http://ch.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.heredoc

[StefanRSA]

How about putting the huge bunch of HTML in another php file and just use include?

It was what I would have done? Or do I miss the point?

[WolfRage]

All of the methods will work, it really comes down to what his intentions are and what will be the most efficient for him.

[947740]

How about putting the huge bunch of HTML in another php file and just use include?

It was what I would have done? Or do I miss the point?

 

So you don't know what you would have done?

 

Maybe he doesn't know how to includ files.  Kind of hard to tell when he doesn't give us much info.

[foochuck]

This method

 

<?php
if (a == b) {
?>

HTML

<?php
}
?>

 

will work the best for me...and yes I know how to do includes.

 

Thanks everyone.

[947740]

...and yes I know how to do includes.

 

I hope you didn't take that the wrong way.  I wasn't trying to insinuate that you were stupid or something, I just didn't know how much you have done PHP.

[foochuck]

It's all good man

 

It's my fault...I try to explain what I'm looking for and end up leaving out some of the most important stuff.