Include PHP code in HTML - how it works

When you create simple websites, you can use PHP codes even if you actually write an HTML document. To do this, simply incorporate the PHP text into the HTML text. To do this, follow some programming rules and the website will be displayed correctly and consistently despite mixed codes.

How to embed PHP code into HTML?

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) are two programming languages that you can use to create websites. Since they differ in structure, it seems unlikely that you will be allowed to mix them. However, it is possible to do so. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Open the text editor in which you write your HTML code.
2. Save the document with the extension ".php".
3. Where you want the PHP text to appear, type "<?php". This character combination marks the beginning of the PHP code.
4. Now type the text you want. Be careful not to use pure HTML code, but to use PHP code: If you want the website to display text, for example, start with "echo", type the desired content in quotes and put a ";" at the end of the sentence.
5. If you want to write in HTML code again, end the PHP part of the document with "?>".

How do you see if the blending worked?

If the PHP code is framed by "<?php" and "?>", it should display correctly on the website. Checking that works like this:

1. Open any browser, type "localhost/" in the search bar and add the folder where you saved the document after it.
2. Click on the desired file to see how the browser outputs the text.