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What are the data types in PHP?
Chinweuba Elijah AzubuikeWhat are data types?
Data types are various types of data that a variable can store. PHP supports eight data types. In this shot, we'll look at a few of them.
- String: A string is a text written inside quotation marks.
Example
<?php $text = "Educative"; var_dump($text);
String example
- Integer: Positive and negative whole numbers.
Example
<?php $number = 12321123; var_dump($number);
Integer example
- Float: Positive and negative numbers with a decimal point.
Example
<?php $float = 123.123; var_dump($float);
Float example
- Boolean: True or false values.
Example
<?php $x = true; $y = false; var_dump($x);
Boolean example
- Array: Collection of similar data.
Example
<?php
$cities = array("Owerri","Telaviv","Washington");
var_dump($cities);
Array example
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