# Get php variables w/o echo'ing?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-php-variables-w-o-echoing/327391>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 26, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-php-variables-w-o-echoing/327391 "2012-02-26T20:45:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Esseti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-php-variables-w-o-echoing/327391/1 "2012-02-26T20:45:43Z")

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Is it possible to return php data without echo’ing print’ing the results in the PHP script? I need to find a secure way, to get data from a PHP script, so that the user can’t sniff it or just read the script.