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PHP Loops

This lesson is part of PHP · All levels

Summary

A loop causes a program to run the same block of code over and over again without rewriting it. PHP provides for, while, do-while, and foreach with their respective characteristics. You also learn to break to stop the loop and continue to skip one iteration.

Key points

For is used when the number of repetitions is known
While checking the condition before the block, do-while checking after the block is executed
Foreach specifically for repeating array elements
Break stop the loop, continue jumping to the next iteration

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