showing hyperlinks using php

Question

Is there a better way to show hyper links in php than using

<a href="<?php echo $link; ?>"><?php echo $link; ?></a>

Answer 1

To avoid repeating $link, you can use this:

<?php printf('<a href="%1$s">%1$s</a>', $link); ?>

Answer 2

<?php echo '<a href="'.$link.'">'.$link.'</a>'; ?>

Answer 3

<a href="<?=$link?>"><?=$link?></a>