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[Excellent2]

Well, your preference is pointless.

You're basically telling PHP that you're going to output a string "", but you're actually outputting a variable inside that string, so you're making your program inefficient because it is having to check that string "" for variables ($_SESSION), so you're just putting more work on your program.

Compared to

Simple telling PHP you are going to output a variable, you save the time and hassle of having it look through the string for it.

Well if I'm going to work on a little script I couldn't really care about what PHP has to do.

[Dentafrice]

You should worry about it when it makes you look stupid, and look like a bad coder.

[Excellent2]

You should worry about it when it makes you look stupid, and look like a bad coder.

Which I'm not because PHP isn't my main language. It's something I casually use now and then. If I were to be some big time developer, perhaps I'd use proper methods.

[Dentafrice]

Which I'm not because PHP isn't my main language. It's something I casually use now and then. If I were to be some big time developer, perhaps I'd use proper methods.

You should use proper methods when attempting to help someone, otherwise let someone who "use proper methods" help them out

[Excellent2]

You should use proper methods when attempting to help someone, otherwise let someone who "use proper methods" help them out

Regardless of using proper methods, I helped him. If he wants to learn the proper procedures then I'll let others help.

[Fehm]

Look, You both helped me out loads... so theres no need to argue, Excellent thanks i understand now, and Dentafrice thanks for updating it and helping me learn a bit more on the syntax... You both contributed and helped alot sooo dont argue tehe thanks alot though