Is there any way to return HTML in a PHP function? (without building the return value as a string)

Question

I have a PHP function that I\'m using to output a standard block of HTML. It currently looks like this:

Answer 1

Create a template file and use a template engine to read/update the file. It will increase your code's maintainability in the future as well as separate display from logic.

An example using Smarty:

Template File

{$string}

Code

function TestBlockHTML(){
  $smarty = new Smarty();
  $smarty->assign('title', 'My Title');
  $smarty->assign('string', $replStr);
  return $smarty->render('template.tpl');
}