The real power of PHP comes from its functions. There are more than about 1000 built-in functions available in
PHP, which is much enough to perform a lot of task.
PHP5 Functions
You are free to create your own functions (user-defined functions). A function is basically a block of code that can be used to perform some
particular task in your program.
Create a Function in PHP
A function in PHP is created with the help of function keyword. Here is the general form to declare a function in PHP:
function functionName()
{
code to be executed here;
}
Here, function is the keyword used in declaring the function in PHP, functionName is the name of the function. You can give a name to the
function starting with a letter or underscore (but not with a number).
PHP Functions Example
Here is an example, creates a function named writeMsg(), to write a message as output:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP function Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
function writeMsg()
{
echo "This is PHP function tutorial.";
}
writeMsg();
?>
</body>
</html>
Here is the output produced by the above PHP script:
A function with parameters is known as parameterized function in PHP.
Here is another example, uses function with parameters in PHP:
<html>
<head>
<title>Writing PHP Function with Parameters</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
function addFunction($num1, $num2)
{
$sum = $num1 + $num2;
echo "Sum of the passed numbers is : $sum";
}
addFunction(100, 200);
?>
</body>
</html>
Here is the output of this PHP script:
Let's take another example also demonstrating functions in PHP with parameter.
<html>
<head>
<title>Function Example in PHP</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
function printTable($num)
{
for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++)
{
echo $num*$i;
echo " ";
}
}
printTable(2);
echo "<br/>";
printTable(3);
echo "<br/>";
printTable(4);
echo "<br/>";
?>
</body>
</html>
Here is the sample output produced by the above parameterized function in PHP example.
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