What are the data types in PHP?

What are data types?

Data types are various types of data that a variable can store. PHP supports eight data types. In this shot, we'll look at a few of them.

  • String: A string is a text written inside quotation marks.

Example

<?php 

$text = "Educative";

var_dump($text);

  • Integer: Positive and negative whole numbers.

Example

<?php 

$number = 12321123;

var_dump($number);
  • Float: Positive and negative numbers with a decimal point.

Example

<?php $float = 123.123;

var_dump($float);
  • Boolean: True or false values.

Example

<?php 

$x = true;

$y = false;

var_dump($x);
  • Array: Collection of similar data.

Example

<?php 

$cities = array("Owerri","Telaviv","Washington");

var_dump($cities);
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