PHP elseif Keyword

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Example

Test a second condition if the first condition is not met:

<?php
if(5 < 3) {
  echo "Five is less than three";
} else if(5 > 4) {
  echo "Five is greater than four";
}
?>
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Definition and Usage

The elseif keyword tests a new condition if the condition of a previous if or elseif statement was not met. It is equivalent to putting an if statement inside an else block.

The following blocks of code are equivalent:

<?php
if (...) {
some code here
} elseif (...) {
some code here
}
?>
<?php
if (...) {
  some code here
} else{
  if (...) {
    some code here
  }
}
?>

Related Pages

The if keyword.

Read more about the if...elseif...else conditional in our PHP if else Tutorial.


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