PHP while Loop

The while loop - Loops through a block of code as long as the specified condition is true.

The PHP while Loop

The while loop executes a block of code as long as the specified condition is true.

Syntax

Examples

The example below displays the numbers from 1 to 5:

Example Explained

• $x = 1; - Initialize the loop counter ($x), and set the start value to 1
• $x <= 5 - Continue the loop as long as $x is less than or equal to 5
• $x++; - Increase the loop counter value by 1 for each iteration

This example counts to 100 by tens:

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

PHP Exercises

$i = 1;

 ($i < 6) 
  echo $i;
  $i++;