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Create Your Own PHP Function ................................

3 Type function ?(), replacing

? with a name for the

function.

4 Type {.

5 Type the code you want to

have the function execute.

6 Type }.

7 Type ?>.

1 In your editor, open an

existing PHP document or

create a new one.

2 At the top of the page, type

<?php.

Create Your Own PHP Function

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ou can encapsulate PHP code that you need to reuse into functions. The syntax for creating PHP

functions is nearly identical to that for creating functions in JavaScript: You begin by using the

function keyword, followed by the name of the function and a pair of parentheses. The code

for the function is enclosed in curly braces. You can pass arguments to the function by creating

variables within the parentheses, and send a value out of the function using the return keyword.

Functions are called in PHP by simply referencing their name.

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