RE: [PHP-WIN] PHP My first function (help)!!!!

> You cannot use comparision operaters (<=, >=, >) with strings. > When you put quotes around your variable it defines it to > php as a string, which translated means that it's words, not > numbers. So you could say > if ("$total" == "lowprice") { > code code code > } > > but not say ("$total" >= 25) { > code code code > } In fact you can say that, since php is type less and does implicit casting, it will evaluate it as integer comparisment in both cases. > Also, you have defined your intergers as strings. Which is not a good practice, but it will work, since php will keep track on the casting. > You're much better off with comparision operators using only > intergers rather than comparing two strings that should be intergers. I agree with you.