Operating on variables
<?php $price = 3.95; $tax_rate = 0.08; $tax_amount = $price * $tax_rate; $total_cost = $price + $tax_amount; $username = 'james'; $domain = '@example.com'; $email_address = $username . $domain; print 'The tax is ' . $tax_amount; print "\n"; // this prints a linebreak print 'The total cost is ' .$total_cost; print "\n"; // this prints a linebreak print $email_address; ?>