Marco Tabini wrote:
Single quotes are normal strings. Double quotes are strings in which
substitutions can take place. For example:

<?php

$a = 'test';

echo '$a';	// outputs $a
echo "$a";	// outputs test

?>

Double quotes also expand escape strings (e.g."\n") whereas single
quotes don't.
However, in a case like this:

--------------
What is the difference between:
$familyname = getvar("familyname");
and
$familyname = getvar('familyname');
--------------

There's no effective difference.

:)

Good magazine Marco - keep it up!

Michael Kimsal
http://www.phpappserver.com
734-480-9961


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