[SOLVED] HTML inside of PHP code

[scarlson]

When using HTML inside a PHP block of code does all HTML tags have to have an echo statement?  Like:

 

echo "<br>";

or

echo "<form id = something>";

 

 

Is the echo needed on ALL HTML inside the PHP <?php    and    ?>    ?

[peranha]

Yes you will unless you escape out of PHP and write in HTML.

[scarlson]

Yes you will unless you escape out of PHP and write in HTML.

 

The HTML code will be based off an IF/ELSE loop inside PHP.  I think all my HTML will have to be inside PHP otherwise the HTML will output no matter what.  The only problem is, is that I have a lot of HTML code so it's going to be a lot of echo "blah blah blah";

 

Unless someone else has a differnt idea for me to do.

[Hokus]

That is one of the cool features of php, that you can jump in and out php and html.

 

Somehing like this would work:

 

<?php
for($i=0; $i<10; $i++)
{
?>
<div>This is some html stuff</div>
<?php
} // end for
?>

[scarlson]

That is one of the cool features of php, that you can jump in and out php and html.

 

Somehing like this would work:

 

<?php
for($i=0; $i<10; $i++)
{
?>
<div>This is some html stuff</div>
<?php
} // end for
?>

 

 

Sweet!!!!!

 

So if the IF is not met it will not display the HTML code that is not inside of the PHP code?  So something like this would work?

 

<?php
if (i == $something) {

?>
<P> This is cool </P>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
else {
?>
<p> this is not so cool </p>
<?php
}
?>

[peranha]

Yes exactly.

[scarlson]

What a lifesavor  - Thanks for the input from both of you.

 

 

[Hokus]

yeah, it should.

 

It gets cluddered to look at pretty quick ... but if you have MASSIVE amount of html you need to block with if/else, then it's certainly possible.

 

You can even sprinkle the html inside of the if/else with php. e.g.:

 

<?php
for($i=0; $i<10; $i++)
{
?>
<div>This is some html stuff <? echo $i ?></div>
<?php
} // end for
?>