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title: Loops
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## Loops
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Loops are used in PHP to perform repeated tasks based on a condition.
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Conditions typically return `true` or `false` when analysed.
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A loop will continue running until the defined condition returns `false`.
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You can type `php for` , `php while` or `php do while` to get more info on any of these.
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## PHP Loops
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Often when you write code, you want the same block of code to run over and over again in a row. Instead of adding several almost equal code-lines in a script, we can use loops to perform a task like this.
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In PHP, we have the following looping statements:
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while - loops through a block of code as long as the specified condition is true
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do...while - loops through a block of code once, and then repeats the loop as long as the specified condition is true
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for - loops through a block of code a specified number of times
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foreach - loops through a block of code for each element in an array
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### More Information
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- <a href='https://secure.php.net/manual/control-structures.for.php' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>PHP.net - For Loops</a>
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