In PHP is it ok to use ?> TEXT <?php instead of echo()

Question

For example:

I have a php file like this:

<?php
 if ($var == true)
 {
   ?>
     <p>Some text here</p>
   <?php
 }
 else
 {
   ?>
     <p>Some different text</p>
   <?php
 }
?>

Is this bad to do, or is it better to use echo() like this:

<?php
 if ($var == true)
 {
   echo ("<p>Some text here</p>");
 }
 else
 {
   echo ("<p>Some different text</p>");
 }
?>

I find it much easier to use ?> HTML CODE <?php

But does it have any compatibility, or performance issues?

Answer 1

It's not a big difference, so except in cases where you're actually experiencing performance problems you should do what is easier for you or your team to read and write.

If you're concerned about echo performance, you should use single-quoted strings if you don't need the additional interpretation features of double-quoted strings. They should be a bit faster.