HTML to PHP Converter
Paste HTML and wrap it in a PHP echo, heredoc, nowdoc, or printf statement — all special characters are escaped correctly for the style you choose.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
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When you need to embed HTML inside a PHP file, you usually wrap it in an `echo` statement, a HEREDOC/NOWDOC block, or a `printf` call. Each style has different escaping rules: double-quoted strings interpolate `$variables`, single-quoted strings do not, HEREDOC interpolates while NOWDOC does not, and so on.
This converter handles the escaping for you. Paste HTML, pick a style, and get a ready-to-paste PHP snippet. Quotes, backslashes, and (where relevant) dollar signs are escaped so the PHP file parses correctly and the output matches the original HTML exactly.
How to Use HTML to PHP Converter
Paste HTML into the input panel.
Pick an output style (HEREDOC is the most readable for multi-line HTML).
Copy the PHP code or download it as a .php file.
Paste into your PHP project.
Common Use Cases
- Embedding a chunk of static HTML inside a legacy PHP file.
- Generating a PHP template from an HTML mock-up.
- Creating PHP echo statements for an inline email template.
- Wrapping HTML in NOWDOC to prevent any unintended variable interpolation.
- Converting a designer's HTML deliverable into a PHP partial.
Example Input and Output
A short HTML snippet is wrapped in a HEREDOC block ready to paste into a PHP file.
<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>World</p><?php
echo <<<HTML
<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>World</p>
HTML;
?>Privacy
All conversion happens in your browser. No HTML or PHP is sent to a server.
HEREDOC identifier
The closing HTML; identifier must appear on its own line with no leading whitespace (PHP 7.2 and earlier). PHP 7.3+ relaxed this rule.
Inline PHP vs separate file
For most modern PHP projects, it's cleaner to leave the HTML outside the PHP tags and use <?= $variable ?> for interpolation. This tool is mostly useful for legacy code or one-off PHP snippets.