What is <<<_END?

Question

I\'m new to PHP and don\'t understand what the point of <<<_END is. Could someone please explain when this should be used? I\'ve looked at various exam

Answer 1

It's the start of a heredoc. you can do:

$data = <<< _END

You can write anything you want in between the start and end

_END;

_END can be just about anything. You could put EOF or STUFF. as long as you use the same thing at the start and the finish.