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PHP Operators
PHP Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values. PHP Operators can be categorized in following groups :

  • Arithmetic operators
  • Assignment operators
  • Comparison operators
  • Increment/Decrement operators
  • Logical operators
  • String operators
  • Array operators
PHP Arithmetic operators

The PHP arithmetic operators are used to perform common arithmetical operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Modulus. The all PHP arithmetic operators are following :

Operator Name Example Result
+ Addition $x + $y Sum of $x and $y
- Subtraction $x - $y Difference of $x and $y
* Multiplication $x * $y Product of $x and $y
/ Division $x / $y Quotient of $x and $y
% Modulus $x % $y Remainder of $x divided by $y
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Arithmetic operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$x = 9;
$y = 7;


echo "Addition : ".($x + $y);
echo "<br />(or)<br />";

echo ($x + $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

echo "Subtraction : ".($x - $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

echo "Multiplication : ".($x * $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

echo "Division : ".($x / $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

echo "Modulus : ".($x % $y);
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :
PHP Assignment operators

The assignment operators are used to assign values to variables.

Operator Expression Description
x = y x = y Assign
$x+= $y $x = $x + $y Adds 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first.
$x-= $y $x = $x -$y Subtracts 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first.
$x*= $y $x = $x*$y Multiplies 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first.
$x/= $y $x =$x/$y Divides 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first.
$x%= $y $x = $x%$y Computes the modulus of 2 numbers and assigns the result to the first.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Assignment operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$x = 9;
echo $x;
echo "<br />";

$x = 15;
$x += 7;
echo $x;
echo "<br />";
 
$x = 35;
$x -= 10;
echo $x;
echo "<br />";
 
$x = 7;
$x *= 20;
echo $x;
echo "<br />";
 
$x = 45;
$x /= 27;
echo $x;
echo "<br />";
 
$x = 54;
$x %= 23;
echo $x;
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :
PHP Comparison operators

The comparison operators are used to compare two values (numbers or strings) as arguments and evaluate to either TRUE or FALSE.

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
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Comparison operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$x = 18;
$y = 25;
$z = "18";

var_dump($x == $z);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x === $z);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x != $y);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x !== $z);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x < $y);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x > $y);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x <= $y);
echo "<br>";

var_dump($x >= $y);
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :
PHP Increment/Decrement operators

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

Operator Name Description
++$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
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Increment/Decrement operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$x = 9;
echo ++$x;
echo "<br />";
echo $x;
echo "<br /><br />";

$x = 9;
echo $x++;
echo "<br />";
echo $x;
echo "<br /><br />";

$x = 9;
echo --$x;
echo "<br />";
echo $x;
echo "<br /><br />";

$x = 9;
echo $x--;
echo "<br />";
echo $x;
?>
</body>
</html>
Output :
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
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Logical operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$year = 2020;
if(($year % 400 == 0) || (($year % 100 != 0) && ($year % 4 == 0))){
    echo "$year is a leap year.";
} else{
    echo "$year is not a leap year.";
}
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :
PHP String operators

There are two string operators : concatenation operator ('.') and concatenating assignment operator ('.=').

Operator Name Example Result
. Concatenation $str1 . $str2 Concatenation of $str1 and $str2
.= Concatenation assignment $str1 .= $str2 Appends the $str2 to the $str1
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP String operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
	$x = "Free Time";
	$y = " Learning..!";
	echo $x . $y;
	echo "<br /><br />";
	
	$x .= $y;
	echo $x;
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :
PHP Array operators

The PHP array operators are used to compare arrays.

Operator Name Example Result
+ Union $x + $y Union of $x and $y
== Equality $x == $y True if $x and $y have the same key/value pairs
=== Identity $x === $y True if $x and $y have the same key/value pairs in the same order and of the same types
!= Inequality $x != $y True if $x is not equal to $y
<> Inequality $x <> $y True if $x is not equal to $y
!== Non-identity $x !== $y True if $x is not identical to $y
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>PHP Array operators</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php
$x = array("a" => "HTML", "b" => "CSS", "c" => "JavaScript");
$y = array("d" => "HTML5", "e" => "CSS3", "f" => "AngularJS");
$z = $x + $y;
var_dump($z);
echo "<hr>";

var_dump($x == $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

var_dump($x === $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

var_dump($x != $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

var_dump($x <> $y);
echo "<br /><br />";

var_dump($x !== $y);
?>

</body>
</html>
Output :