Possible Duplicate:
php == vs === operator
An easy answer for someone I’m sure. Can someone explain why this expression evaluates to true?
(1234 == '1234 test')
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
Because you are using the == (similarity) operator and PHP is coercing the string to an int.
To resolve it use the === (equality) operator, which checks not only if the value is the same, but also if the data type is the same, so “123” string and 123 int won’t be considered equal.