Do not understand the use of php tag to open an if statement and another php tag to close the statement

[Eben]

<?php if(condition) { ?>
<?php //do code ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php //do the code ?>
<?php } ?>

[Ilan Firsov]

Well, neither do I :P
For simple PHP script it’s just doesn’t look good, bloats the file and makes the code harder to read. simply use this:

<?php
if(condition) {
    echo "something";
    ...
} else {
    echo "something else";
    ...
}
?>

unless you mix in HTML, then it’s better to close the PHP tag and write your HTML without the need of echoing and escaping characters:

<?php
if(condition) {
?>
<div>
    <span><?= $someVarToEcho ?></span>
    ...
</div>
<?php
} else {
?>
<div>
    <p>Something else</p>
</div>
<?php } //endif ?>

Also I prefer the use of: ([link](http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php))
```php
&lt;?php if(condition): ?&gt;
    ...
&lt;?php else: ?&gt;
    ...
&lt;?php endif; ?&gt;

this makes the code quite a bit more readable

[Eben]

thanks bro. but am also thinking if i should take an online course from Lynda.com need what to do

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