--- title: PHP Operators --- ## PHP Operators
Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values.
PHP divides the operators in the following groups:
The PHP arithmetic operators are used with numeric values to perform common arithmetical operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication etc.
Operator | Name | Example | Result |
---|---|---|---|
+ | Addition | $a + $b | Sum of $a and $b |
- | Subtraction | $a - $b | Difference of $a and $b |
* | Multiplication | $a * $b | Product of $a and $b |
/ | Division | $a / $b | Quotient of $a and $b |
% | Modulus | $a % $b | Remainder of $a divided by $b |
** | Exponentiation | $a ** $b | Result of raising $a to the $b'th power |