gettype()` function, which returns a string indicating the data type of the variable. is_float()` function, which returns `true` if the variable is a float and `false` otherwise.<?php
$num = 3.14;
if (is_float($num)) {
echo "The variable is a float.";
} else {
echo "The variable is not a float.";
}
?>The variable is a float.$num` is assigned the float value `3.14`. The `if` statement checks if `$num` is a float using the `is_float()` function. $num` is a float, then the code inside the `if` block is executed, which simply prints the message "The variable is a float." Otherwise, the code inside the `else` block is executed, which prints the message "The variable is not a float."is_float()` function to check if a variable is a float in PHP.