Syntax for the PHP

A PHP file normally contains HTML tags, just like an HTML file, and some PHP scripting code.

A PHP scripting block always starts with <?php and ends with ?>.A PHP scripting block can be placed anywhere in the document. On servers with shorthand support enabled you can start a scripting block with <? and end with ?>.For maximum compatibility, we recommend that you use the standard form (<?php) rather than the shorthand form.

<?php
php code
?>


Each code line in PHP must end with a semicolon. The semicolon is a separator and is used to distinguish one set of instructions from another.