PHP Data Types

Data types are used to store different values in the variable

PHP supports the following data types:

• String(e.g "dev",'dev','ram',"dipak")
• Integer(e.g. 1,2,3,4,5……)
• Float (floating point numbers - also called double)(e.g. 1.23,3.45.8.9)
• Boolean
• Array
• Object
• NULL
• Resource

Comments

Comments are not executed by compiler.

Comments are used to highlight the statements.

You can explain code, variable, method, object, property or class but not execute the code.

There are two types of comments in PHP.

·                     Single Line comment (//)

·                     Multi Line comment (/∗ ..... ∗/).

Print Statement:

In php there are two ways to get your output that is echo and print.

Echo Example:

Example 1:

    <?php

   echo "<h1>PHP Example</h1>";

    ?>

  Output:

 PHP Example

Example 2:

 <?php

    $name="Welcome to LearningPoint92";

    echo "<h4>Heyyy:$name</h4>";

    ?>

 Output:

Heyyy: Welcome to LearningPoint92

print Example:

Example 3:

 <?php

 $name="Welcome to LearningPoint92";

 print "<h4>Heyyy:$name</h4>";

 ?>

Output:

Heyyy: Welcome to LearningPoint92