PHP elseif Keyword

Example

Test a second condition if the first condition is not met:

  <?php
if(5 < 3) {
  echo "Five is less than three";
} else
  if(5 > 4) {
  echo "Five is greater than four";
}
?>

Definition and Usage

The elseif keyword tests a new condition if the condition of a previous if or elseif statement was not met. It is equivalent to putting an if statement inside an else block.

The following blocks of code are equivalent:

  <?php
if (...) {
some code here
} elseif (...) {
some
  code here
}
?>

  <?php
if (...) {
  some code here
} else{
  if (...)
  {
    some code here
  }
}
?>

Related Pages

The if keyword.