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[laquitajohnson]

so, long story short. I am an idiot, I am a student, I decided to take 5 classes and work full time. I need help with  :confused:my PHP and while loops... the book is just confusing me anymore... spring break started today and my teacher isn't responding to my E-mail... also, it's the end of the semester, and I'm not doing too great and if I don't get at least a "D" (haha) in the class, I will loose my Financial Aid... will someone take pity on my soul and please help me.

[drisate]

explain what exacly you need to know on while loops ... it's vast ... theres so much ways in using it lol

 

The basic would be

 

while (condition)  {

  code to be executed;

}

 

Ex:

 

<?php
$i=1;
while($i<=5) // Loop 5 times
  {
      echo "The number is " . $i . "<br />";
      $i++; // Will add +1 to the $i var
  }
?>

[ShoeLace1291]

A while loop is basically just like an if statement.  Only difference is that the while loop repeats itself until the condition it's given is not true.  For example, a while loop that executes if the number 10 is greater than 5, it will keep repeating itself.  That is known as an infinite loop.  A while loop that executes if 5 is greater than 10, it will never execute.  Get the idea?