2 php open and close or 1 php open and close?

PHP
1

I have 2 variables like the below.

$myVar1=‘abc’;
$myVar2=‘edf’;

I have code1 and code2 like the below.

code1

myVar1 is <?php echo $myVar1;?> and
myVar2 is <?php echo $myVar2;?>.

code2

<?php echo ‘myVar1 is ‘.$myVar1.’ and myVar2 is ‘.$myVar2.’.’; ?>
The code1 and the code2 produce the same result.

Which is better practice?

2

They are both the same. No better practice.

3

Coming from REAL programming languages, the notion of a script flat outputting content outside of a tag-style element always struck me as silly, wasteful, and potentially insecure…

Which is why as a rule of thumb I only use one <?php ?> pairing per FILE.

… as in the ENTIRE file.

To me, opening and closing <?php ?> over and over and over again just seems wasteful, nonsensical, confusing, impossible to maintain once any sort of logic flow is in there, and is a horribly piss-poor way to code a site.

YMMV… though also, echo is faster than opening and closing PHP – EVEN FASTER if you send it as separate parameters using commas instead of making php do a massive string addition before sending to echo with periods. It’s only 1-2%, but when it’s 1-2% using the same number of characters, that’s just good coding practice.

… and less code…

<?php
// open should be first thing in file!
$myVar1=‘abc’;
$myVar2=‘edf’;
echo ‘myVar1 is ‘,$myVar1,’ and myVar2 is ‘,$myVar2,’.’;
// close should be last thing in file
?>

with no other <?php and ?> ANYWHERE in the file. If you’re going to use a programming language, USE IT AS A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.

But to put that in perspective, I’m the guy who considers using double quotes in PHP to be just as idiotic. Moronic… Herpa-freaking-derp…