PHP Programming

Hands On No. 4 : Working with different type of variables in PHP

PHP allows to work with following data types :
   1. String
   2. Integer
   3. Float (floating point numbers - also called double)
   4. Boolean
   5 .Array
   6. Object
   7 .NULL
   8. Resource

Working with different type of variables in PHP

                               

<?php

$txt = "Hi Hello world!";
$x = 5;
$y = 10.5;
?>

Difference Between ‘ ’ and “ ” 

                              

<?php
$variable = "name";
$novariable = 'My $variable will not print!';

print($novariable);
print "<br>";

$novariable = "My $variable will print!";
print($novariable);
?>

Scope of Variable  - Global - Without keyword 

                                

<?php

$a = 5;

function myFunction() {
echo "<p>Variable a inside function is: $a</p>";
}

myFunction();

echo "<p>Variable a outside function is: $a</p>";

?>

Scope of Variable  - Global - With keyword 

                                

<?php

$x = 5;
$y = 10;

function myFunction() {
global $x, $y;
$y = $x + $y;
}

myFunction();
echo $y;

?>

Using Global keyword with Array

                                

<?php

$x = 5;
$y = 10;

function myFunction() {
$GLOBALS['y'] = $GLOBALS['x'] + $GLOBALS['y'];
}

myFunction();
echo $y;
?>