PHP for Loop
The for loop - Loops through a block of code a specified number of times.
The PHP for Loop
The for loop is used when you know in advance how many times the script should run.
Syntax
for (init counter; test counter; increment counter)
{
code to be executed
for each iteration;
}
Parameters:
- init counter: Initialize the loop counter value
- test counter: Evaluated for each loop iteration. If it evaluates to TRUE, the loop continues. If it evaluates to FALSE, the loop ends.
- increment counter: Increases the loop counter value
Examples
The example below displays the numbers from 0 to 10:
Example Explained
- $x = 0; - Initialize the loop counter ($x), and set the start value to 0
- $x <= 10; - Continue the loop as long as $x is less than or equal to 10
- $x++ - Increase the loop counter value by 1 for each iteration
This example counts to 100 by tens:
Example
<?php
for ($x = 0; $x <= 100; $x+=10)
{
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
}
?>
Try it Yourself »
Example Explained
- $x = 0; - Initialize the loop counter ($x), and set the start value to 0
- $x <= 100; - Continue the loop as long as $x is less than or equal to 100
- $x+=10 - Increase the loop counter value by 10 for each iteration
