Do I need php tags to output this?..

[oni-kun]

I'm trying to output some HTML based on if some post/get variables are set.. but I don't want to echo it. Can I do something such as..

<?php
if (isset($_POST['whatever'])) {
?>
  <form>...
  <b> I'm HTML </b>
  </form>...
<?php
} else {
?>
  <b> I only appear in the else </b>
<?php
}
?>

 

? Will the html between the else statement only appear if it is else, and not appear since it's simply not in the PHP tags? I THINK I've seen some things like this before, but I just don't know, and don't want to copy all the html into the php and echo it..

[RussellReal]

Yes you can do that.. if the if statement is triggered than the php will terminate then output the data and then re-enter into php where it last stopped.

 

[oni-kun]

Thanks, This helps quite a few future problems out.