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• PHP provides the built-in function sprintf() for generating formatted strings.
• The function takes a ‘formatted’ string, or string template, as its first parameter along with any data values that are to be inserted into the string template.
• The '%' symbol followed by a type specifier is used to denote values to be filled in within a string template.
• Example Usage:

  $first = ‘Joe’;
  $last = 'Smith';
  $format = ‘My name is %s %s.’;
  $str = sprintf($format, $first, $last); // equals 'My name is Joe Smith'

• Additional Resources:
  • Function Reference - sprintf()