When do I use if/endif versus If{}?

Question

Well the question is self explanatory.

In PHP when do I use the if/endif notation instead of the standard if(something){} notation?

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Answer 1

Short answer:

Always use if($something) { } and pretty much never use if/endif. It's standard since PHP 4.0.0 and while the old syntax is not going away this is the one everybody expects.

If you are really looking for a case where you can use if/endif then it's when using php as a template language.

Some people like something like this:

Hi There

cya!

better than

Hi There

cya!

and imho it is because every line "speaks" and that can be helpful when there is a lot of html inbetween the php tags.