PHP: return value from function and echo it directly?

Question

this might be a stupid question but …

php

function get_info() {
    $something = \"test\";
    return $something;
}

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Answer 1

One visit to echo's Manual page would have yielded you the answer, which is indeed what the previous answers mention: the shortcut syntax.

Be very careful though, if short_open_tag is disabled in php.ini, shortcutting echo's won't work, and your code will be output in the HTML. (e.g. when you move your code to a different server which has a different configuration).

For the reduced portability of your code I'd advise against using it.