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Operators in PHP

Published by: Sujan

Published date: 16 Jun 2021

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Operators in PHP

Operators in PHP are symbols that tell the PHP processor to perform certain actions.

PHP Arithmetic Operators

The arithmetic operators are used to perform common arithmetical operations,

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PHP Assignment Operators

The assignment operators are used to assign values to variables.

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PHP Comparison Operators

The comparison operators are used to compare two values in a Boolean fashion.

Operator

Name

Example

Result

==

Equal

$x == $y

True if $x is equal to $y

===

Identical

$x === $y

True if $x is equal to $y, and they are of the same type

!=

Not equal

$x != $y

True if $x is not equal to $y

<>

Not equal

$x <> $y

True if $x is not equal to $y

!==

Not identical

$x !== $y

True if $x is not equal to $y, or they are not of the same type

<

Less than

$x < $y

True if $x is less than $y

>

Greater than

$x > $y

True if $x is greater than $y

>=

Greater than or equal to

$x >= $y

True if $x is greater than or equal to $y

<=

Less than or equal to

$x <= $y

True if $x is less than or equal to $y

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PHP Incrementing and Decrementing Operators

The increment/decrement operators are used to increment/decrement a variable's value.

Operator

Name

Effect

++$x

Pre-increment

Increments $x by one, then returns $x

$x++

Post-increment

Returns $x, then increments $x by one

--$x

Pre-decrement

Decrements $x by one, then returns $x

$x--

Post-decrement

Returns $x, then decrements $x by one

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PHP Logical Operators

The logical operators are typically used to combine conditional statements.

Operator

Name

Example

Result

And

And

$x and $y

True if both $x and $y are true

Or

Or

$x or $y

True if either $x or $y is true

Xor

Xor

$x xor $y

True if either $x or $y is true, but not both

&&

And

$x && $y

True if both $x and $y are true

||

Or

$x || $y

True if either $x or $y is true

!

Not

!$x

True if $x is not true

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PHP String Operators

There are two operators which are specifically designed for strings.

Operator

Description

Example

Result

.

Concatenation

$str1 . $str2

Concatenation of $str1 and $str2

.=

Concatenation assignment

$str1 .= $str2

Appends the $str2 to the $str1

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