I am trying to assign a string to a variable like that $start <?xml

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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T22:24:06+00:00 2026-06-08T22:24:06+00:00

I am trying to assign a string to a variable like that

$start "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>"

Its giving me error
PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER

I think its because I am inserting ” between and also ?
How to solve this ?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-08T22:24:07+00:00

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Escape it with a backslash:

$start="<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>"

Or use a different quote:

$start='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>';

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