I am trying to learn PHP

[Gucci Mane]

I am studying PHP, on w3schools.com. I just started earlier, I dont get the variables thing why do I need them what do they do? When do I call them? Why do I call them?

Please help Thanks

[Joshua]

Specify plz :P

[Gucci Mane]

I do not understand why and where I need to use a variable and what it does

[Joshua]

Do you know what a variable is? ;)

[Gucci Mane]

yes lol

$var_name = value;

I know every variable has to start with a $ and then if the name of the variable is 2 words it would be $myTime or $my_time

[Redex]

Good luck, with learning php mate. Hopefully in future you will be a good coder :P.

[a_bertrand]

I must admit I'm lost, on one side you know what a variable is, and before you say you don't know how to use them. A programming language without variables would not be a programming language as you would not be able to store information nor react to some conditions.

[Zero-Affect]

$other_var = "var";
$var_name = $other_var;
if ( $var_name == $other_var ) {
echo "$var_name is $other_var";
}

OUTPUT: var is var

 

Basically a Variable is a Statement like in MC codes variables are used for things from stating a username bolded IE:

$username = "[b]" . $ir['username'] . "[/b]";

They come in handy quite alot, i never used w3schools or php.net when i first started so i actually wouldn't have any idea for the real name of some functions or options but variable is pretty straight forward. (i maybe incorrect)

[Gucci Mane]

I mean like what kinda information do they store??

Where should I use them???

$txt="HELLO, MWG Foum rocks!";

^^ That is a variable right??

So anywhere throughout the document if I put ::: echo $txt;

HELLO, MWG Forum rocks! ; Would out put where ever I put the echo $txt;

Right??

[a_bertrand]

yes right. Variables can store basically anything, from a single text line like you mentioned, to complex structure like nested tables and more.

Where to use them? Well anywhere you need them, I mean, as soon as you need to store something you can use them. However remember that variables will not survive between two page loads (until you use the special array $_SESSION.

[Gucci Mane]

Yea, Im gonna start learning about them after school. So if I have any more problems. Ill open a new topic! :)

Thanks guys

[Zero-Affect]

no problem :D