String Variables in PHP

A string variable is used to store and manipulate text.

String Variables in PHP

String variables are used for values that contains characters.
In this chapter we are going to look at the most common functions and operators used to manipulate strings in PHP.
After we create a string we can manipulate it. A string can be used directly in a function or it can be stored in a variable.
Below, the PHP script assigns the text "Hello World" to a string variable called $txt:

<?php $txt="Hello World"; echo $txt; ?>

The output of the code above will be:

Hello World