PHP Data Types

PHP supports the following data types:

  • String
  • Integer
  • Float (floating point numbers - also called double)
  • Boolean
  • Array
  • Object
  • NULL
  • Resource

Example:
<?php
$name = "Ram Poudel"; //string
$age = 32; //Integer
$weight = 75.50; //Float
$isMarried = false; //Boolean [true or false]
$hobbies = array("Dancing", "Singing", "Playing"); //Array
$love_affair = null; // NULL
//$conn = mysqli_connect(localhost,"username","password","db_name"); //get the database resource
var_dump($name);
echo "<br>";
var_dump($age);
echo "<br>";
var_dump($weight);
echo "<br>";
var_dump($isMarried);
echo "<br>";
var_dump($hobbies);
echo "<br>";
var_dump($love_affair); ?>