So you can put variables inside quoted strings. Without $ how would this work?
price = 9.95; echo "The price is price"; It also means you can have variables that are the same name as function names. -Rasmus On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, brucedickey wrote: > I've searched, but haven't found the answer -- from a language design point > of view, why are there $ on the front of PHP variable names? > > Thanks, > > Bruce > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
