PHP echo with if not working

Question

I am learning PHP and my echo is echoing wrong data.

 $user_post=4;

 if($user_post=5){ 
    echo "User has 5 posts."; 
 }else{
    echo "Cannot continue! Not enough posts: $user_post"; die(); 
 }

Thank you for help.

`=` is assignment operator (for setting a variable value), `==` or `===` are comparison operators — Mark Baker, Jan 08 '17 at 10:12

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '17 at 10:12

7

your if is not correct. You must use ==, not = to check if somethng equals in PHP.

if($user_post==5)

answered Jan 08 '17 at 10:12

devondre

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '17 at 10:39

2

You have to use comparison operator: equal == (same value) or identical === (same value and same type).

answered Jan 08 '17 at 10:39

Mehedee

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 08 '17 at 11:04

if($user_post=5)

this is assignment operator each time it will assing 5 to $user_post varibale change your operator to

if($user_post == 5)

or

if($user_post ==== 5)

The difference is frist one will check value only and 2nd one will check its type I hope it will help you

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