Can PHP be integrated directly into HTML, or is it better to generate HTML output with PHP?

It is possible to integrate PHP directly into HTML using PHP tags, but it is generally considered better practice to separate PHP logic from HTML markup by generating HTML output with PHP. This approach makes the code easier to maintain, debug, and scale in the long run.

<?php
// PHP logic to generate HTML output
$name = "John";
echo "<p>Hello, $name!</p>";
?>