PHP Integer Variables

Introduction: This tutorial will cover integer variables in PHP. What is a variable? A variable is a piece of information which holds a value. Each variable has a type and a reference name. The value of a variable will depend on the type for that particular variable. What types can a variable be? There are a few different basic types of variable which include; Strings Booleans Integers Strings hold characters, letters, numbers and symbols in a string format (essentially a character array), Booleans hold a true or false value and Integers hold a full number. When are integers used? As stated above, integers are used to hold full numbers and as such are used for holding data such as; age, rounded numbers, totals. Integers are not meant to hold decimal numbers. There are two types of integers; 32bit and 64bit. 32bit Integers can hold a maximum value of 2147483647, while 64bit Integers can hold a maximum value of 9223372036854775807. Examples: Creating a boolean variable named 'integ': Creating and initializing a integer variable named 'integ': Writing out our integer on-screen: