Generated text output from php-code is placed wrongly.

If I use shortcodes of “Magic Dates” plugin and your “Insert Html Snippet” plugin like this in a post:

<p style="text-align: left;">several paragraphs with text...</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">[magicdate]1941[/magicdate] years</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">May 26, [xyz-ihs snippet="ThisYear"] we have [magicdate]1941[/magicdate] years anniversary.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">several more paragraphs with text...</p>

with this code in your “Insert Html Snippet” plugin:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function y2k(number) { return (number < 1000) ? number + 1900 : number; }
var c_today = new Date();
var c_year = y2k(c_today.getYear());
document.write(''+c_year+'');
// -->
</script>

I got the result I wants (both plugins insert the generated numbers correct in the text).

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But if I use shortcodes of “Magic Dates” plugin and your “Insert PHP Code Snippet” like this in a post:

<p style="text-align: left;">several paragraphs with text...</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">[magicdate]1941[/magicdate] years</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">May 26, [xyz-ips snippet="ThisYear"] we have [magicdate]1941[/magicdate] years anniversary.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">several more paragraphs with text...</p>

with this code in your “Insert PHP Code Snippet” plugin:

echo date('Y');

the “Magic Dates” plugin places the generated number where it should be placed in the text, but your “Insert PHP Code Snippet” plugin generates the number correct, but places it in the top of the post, before any other text in that post.

This occurs also if [xyz-ips snippet="ThisYear"] is the only shortcode in a post.

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Have I made any error in the php-code (this is almost my first attempt to use php-code)?

Or what shall I do, if I want to use the php-code to get it placed correct in my text?

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