print, EOF, and echo

[boionfire81]

So I'm just curious what exactly is the difference with these? I've heard echo is faster, but is that all? And does it matter if you use a single quote vs a double quote, or is that again just a speed thing?

[sniko]

Yes, a speed thing. Usually you want to take into consideration the parse engine when outputting. It also depends on your design pattern.

Using heredoc/nowdoc has its upsides and downsides, as well as echo/print.