title: Differences between echo, echo(), print and print() in PHP
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/234241/how-are-echo-and-print-different-in-php">How are echo and print different in PHP?</a><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1006586/is-there-any-difference-between-print-and-echo-in-php">Is there any difference between &lsquo;print&rsquo; and &lsquo;echo&rsquo; in PHP?</a><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1647322/whats-the-difference-of-echo-print-print-r-in-php">What&rsquo;s the difference of echo,print,print_r in PHP?</a>  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  
  
  <p>There are several ways to print output in PHP; including but not limited to:</p>
  
  <pre><code>echo 'Hello';
  echo ('Hello');
  print 'Hello';
  print ('Hello');
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Are there any differences between these four? Also, do the parentheses make any difference at all?</p>