if, elseif and else statements are used to perform different actions based on different conditions.
Conditional statement
When you write code, you often need to perform different actions for different decisions.
You can use conditional statements in your code to accomplish this task.
if…else statement
Execute a block of code when the condition is true, and execute another block of code when the condition is not true
elseif statement
Used with if…else to execute a block of code when one of several conditions is true
If…Else statement
If you want to execute some code when a certain condition is true and other code when the condition is not true, use an if….else statement.
Grammar
if (condition)
code to be executed if condition is true;
else
code to be executed if condition is false;
Example
The following code will print "Have a nice weekend!" if the current date is Friday, otherwise it will print "Have a nice day!":
The code is as follows
$d=date("D");
if ($d=="Fri")
echo "Have a nice weekend!";
else
echo "Have a nice day!";
?>
If you need to execute multiple lines of code when a condition is true or false, you should enclose those lines in curly braces:
The code is as follows
$d=date("D");
if ($d=="Fri")
{
echo "Hello!
";
echo "Have a nice weekend!";
echo "See you on Monday!";
}
?>
ElseIf statement
If you want code to execute when one of multiple conditions is true, use the elseif statement:
Grammar
if (condition)
code to be executed if condition is true;
elseif (condition)
code to be executed if condition is true;
else
code to be executed if condition is false;
Example
If the current date is Friday, the following example will output "Have a nice weekend!", if it is Sunday, it will output "Have a nice Sunday!", otherwise it will output "Have a nice day!":
The code is as follows
$d=date("D");
if ($d=="Fri")
echo "Have a nice weekend!";
elseif ($d=="Sun")
echo "Have a nice Sunday!";
else
echo "Have a nice day!";
?>