do-while not working as it should..

[aurimasju]

Hi, I'm new to php so I'm trying to code some random stuff..

<?php    
    $headCount = 0;
    $loopCount = 0;
    do {
        $flip = rand(0,1);
    if($flip = 0) {
        echo "<p>H</p>";
        $loopCount++;
        $headCount++;
    }
    else {
        echo "<p>T</p>";
        $loopCount++;
        $headCount = 0;
    }
    } while($headCount == 2 or $loopCount == 5); //should flip it til loopcount reach 5 or headcount reach 2
    
    if($loopCount <= 5 && $headCount == 2) {
        echo "<p>We rolled " . $headCount . " heads in a row in " . $loopCount . " flips.</p>";
    }
    else {
        echo "<p> " . $loopCount . " roll(s) was not enough to get two <b>H</b> in a row.</p>";
    }
    ?>

but all it does is in a screenshot .. thanks!

[Sepodati]

Your logic is flawed. The loop will only continue if the conditions evaluate to true. $headcount is not equal to 2 and $loopcount is not equal to 5, so the condition fails and the loop exists after the first go.

 

What I think you want is the loop to continue while $headcount is less than 2 or $loopcount is less than 5.

[requinix]

To answer the next question you'll have (if you don't answer it yourself), take a good look at the if condition in the loop.

[aurimasju]

Thank you guys!