PHP Break

PHP break statement breaks the execution of current for, while, do-while, switch and for-each loop. If you use break inside inner loop, it breaks the execution of inner loop only.

Syntax

jump statement;
break;

Flowchart

PHP Break: inside loop

Let's see a simple example to break the execution of for loop if value of i is equal to 5.

<?php
for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++){
echo "$i <br/>";
if($i==5){
break;
}
}
?>

Output:

PHP Break: inside inner loop

The PHP break statement breaks the execution of inner loop only.

<?php
for($i=1;$i<=3;$i++){
 for($j=1;$j<=3;$j++){
  echo "$i   $j<br/>";
  if($i==2 && $j==2){
   break;
  }
 }
}
?>

Output:

PHP Break: inside switch statement

The PHP break statement breaks the flow of switch case also.

<?php    
$num=200;    
switch($num){    
case 100:    
echo("number is equals to 100");    
break;    
case 200:    
echo("number is equal to 200");    
break;    
case 50:    
echo("number is equal to 300");    
break;    
default:    
echo("number is not equal to 100, 200 or 500");    
}   
?>    

Output: