for all those PHP ppl, which do you prefer - echo or print?

I use echo(), because its a little faster than print(). A few seconds could make alot of difference. :)

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Echo() is just that bit faster :D

echo
it just looks cooler :D

I use echo unless I need a reference returned upon completion - the main real difference between the two is that print will return a value if attributed to a variable, where as echo will not.

$a = print('string');
echo $a;

should output 'string1'

echo can also output multiple strings delimited as a comma seperated array -- echo ($a, $b, $c); whereas print cannot.

also, what about printf() for formatted output and flush()/ob_end_flush() to send contents of a buffer to the browser and print_r() / var_dump() / var_export() for outputting arrays?

Okii, you lost me after the first two lines...

i use echo, habitual thing from the book i bought, they programmed everythign with echo