can someone tell me as to how to declare variables in php.
like in asp if i need to declare a variable comname i write
dim comname ......

Variables are declared when first used in PHP, so no need for the following...

var $somevar;

In PHP, this is only neccessary when building a class, the var keyword when used inside of a class creates special class-scope static variables.

$myvar = "some value";
Automatically created as a String.

$myvar = 2;
Automatically created as an integer.

$myvar = (string) "Some text";
Typecast as a string explicitly (typecasting is optional in PHP for 99% of variable usages).

$myvar = (int) 45;
Typecast an integer.

When you compare values as in...
if($myvar == "some value")

If myvar does not exist PHP will temporarily create a copy of it in memory with null value for comparision purposes, if error_reporting is set to E_ALL PHP will issue a Notice level error complaining that the variable did not exist. A better method is to use isset() or empty()

if (isset($myvar) && $myvar == "some_value)

http://www.php.net/isset
http://www.php.net/empty

This alleviates that Notice level error.

Always best to read the manual... at
http://www.php.net/manual/en/

Pay special attention to section II, which contains basic syntax, control structures, predefined variables... and general language concepts implemented in PHP.

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Rich

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Most beginners do the mistakes when initializing and utilizing variables.Note that syntax of PHP are similar to C language but there is some extra things to be care when declaration and utilizing variables in PHP.

1.In PHP all variables are prefixed with $ sign.


The above example is the example of variable declaration in PHP. Read below tutorial for full details.

How to Declare Variables in PHP?

Hello Everyone,
Variable is nothing more than a name of data storage location in computer memory. Variables are used for storing values, like text strings, numbers or arrays............................................ ....
for more details please check out the following link.

http://mindstick.com/Articles/d27eca...HP%20Variables

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Variables are used for storing values, like text strings, numbers or arrays.
When a variable is declared, it can be used over and over again in your script.
All variables in PHP start with a $ sign symbol.
The correct way of declaring a variable in PHP:
$var_name = value;
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In computer programming, a variable is a symbolic name given to some known or unknown quantity or information, for the purpose of allowing the name to be used independently of the information it represents. A variable name in computer source code is usually associated with a data storage location and thus also its contents, and these may change during the course of program execution.

One case when a variable should be declared in PHP is when coding dynamic web sites where a variable is given a value only under certain conditions. If the variable is NOT defined and the condition is NOT met, PHP will return the error 'Undefined variable...' when it will parse the variable.

'Define' is used with constants. A way to define a variable could be:

$variable_name = null;

Hi,
Simple! A variable is declared in PHP as:
$varName = 10; # a variable holding an integer
$objName = "HalloWorld!"; # a variable holding a string

For more information, checkout PHP Manual at:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.php

Thanks
bye
Badar

<?php
$a= b;

$ sign denotes its a variable
?>

Hi richard.york;

Thank you for your detailed suggestion about declaring a variable in PHP.