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title: While Loop
---
## While Loop
The `while loop` is one of the easiest type of loop in PHP. It executes the block of statements until the expression evaluates to **TRUE**. If the value of the expression changes at the time of execution, then the loop runs until the expression evaluates to **FALSE**.The Basic Form of While Loop is given below:
```shell
while (expr)
statement
```
The Statements inside the while loop can be enclosed within the curly braces or can be used based on the following syntax:
```shell
while (expr):
statement
...
endwhile;
```
Illustrating the simple and alternate syntax of while loop using example:
```php
<?php
/* using the simple form of while loop */
$i = 1; /* initialisation part */
while ($i <= 100 && $i!=5 )
{
echo $i++;
}
/*using the alternate synatx of while loop*/
$i = 0;
while ($i <= 10):
echo $i++;
endwhile;
?>
```
#### More Information
[While loop - PHP Documentation](http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.while.php)