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Asked: 2026-05-11T18:50:14+00:00

So I have seen some comments on various web sites, pages, and questions I

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So I have seen some comments on various web sites, pages, and questions I have asked about separating php and html.

I assume this means doing this:

<?php

myPhpStuff();

?>

<html>

<?php

morePhpStuff();

?>

Rather than:

<?php

    doPhpStuff();

    echo '<html>';

    ?>

But why does this matter? Is it really important to do or is it a preference?

Also it seems like when I started using PHP doing something like breaking out of PHP in a while loop would cause errors. Perhaps this is not true anymore or never was.

I made a small example with this concept but to me it seems so messy:

<?php

$cookies = 100;
while($cookies > 0)
{
    $cookies = $cookies -1;
?>
    <b>Fatty has </b><?php echo $cookies; ?> <b>cookies left.</b><br>

<?php

} 

?>

Are there instances when it is just better to have the HTML inside the PHP?

<?php

$cookies = 100;
while($cookies > 0)
{
    $cookies = $cookies -1;

    echo'<b>Fatty has </b> '.$cookies.' <b>cookies left.</b><br>';
} 

?>
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  1. Editorial Team

    Let’s make it clear what is not separation

    • you switch from php mode to html mode
    • you use print or echo statements to write out html code
    • you use small php snipplets inside html files

    If you do this, there is no separation at all, no matter if you escape from php to html blocks or do it the other way and put php code into html.

    Have a look at a good templating engine, there are a plenty of reasons in the “why use ….” parts of the manuals. I’d suggert http://www.smarty.net especially http://www.smarty.net/whyuse.php

    It will answer all your questions now you have.

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