What are the performance implications of using multiple echo statements versus concatenating HTML output in PHP?

Using multiple echo statements to output HTML can result in slower performance compared to concatenating the HTML output into a single string before echoing it. This is because each echo statement incurs overhead in terms of memory allocation and output buffering. Concatenating the HTML output allows for a more efficient output process as it reduces the number of function calls needed. 

// Using multiple echo statements
echo '<div>';
echo '<p>Hello</p>';
echo '</div>';

// Concatenating HTML output
$html = '<div><p>Hello</p></div>';
echo $html;

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PHP performance echo concatenation HTML

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