PHP for Loop

PHP Loops

Loops in PHP are used to run the same part of code a specified number of times.

PHP for Loop

The for loop executes a block of code again and again for a specified number of times.

Syntax

for (init; condition; increment)
 {
  code to be executed;
 }

PHP for loop Parameters:

• init: It’s set a counter value.
• condition: Evaluated for each loop iteration. If it considers TRUE, the loop continues. If it considers FALSE, the for loop ends.
• increment: Mostly used to increment a counter value.

Example

for ($x = 0; $x <= 30; $x+=5) {
  echo "The number is: $x <br>";
}

Output

The foreach Loop

The PHP foreach loop is used to loop through arrays.

Syntax

foreach ($array as $value)
 {
  code to be executed;
 }

Example

$fruits = array("apple", "kiwi", "mango", "banana");

foreach ($fruits as $value) {
  echo "$value <br>";
}

Output

Example

$hbhero = array(
    "name" => "John Parker",
    "email" => "jp28@mail.com",
    "age" => 28
);
 
// Loop through superhero array
foreach($hbhero as $key => $value){
    echo $key . " : " . $value . "<br>";
}

Output