String comparison using == vs strcmp() in PHP || How to use strcmp() in PHP

The comparison operator called Equal Operator is the double equal sign “==”. This operator accepts two inputs to compare and returns true value if both of the values are same (It compares only value of variable, not data types) and returns false value if both of the values are not same.
This should always be kept in mind that the present equality operator == is different from the assignment operator =. The assignment operator assigns the variable on the left to have a new value as the variable on right, while the equal operator == tests for equality and returns true or false as per the comparison results.

<?php 

// Declaration of strings 

$name1 = "Geeks"; 

$name2 = "Geeks"; 

// Use == operator 

if ($name1 == $name2) { 

echo 'Both strings are equal'; 

} 

else { 

echo 'Both strings are not equal'; 

} 

?> 

Both strings are equal

strcmp() Function
The strcmp() is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to compare two strings. This function is case-sensitive which points that capital and small cases will be treated differently, during comparison. This function compares two strings and tells whether the first string is greater or smaller or equals to the second string.

Syntax:

strcmp( $string1, $string2 )

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

• $string1: This parameter refers to the first string to be used in the comparison. It is mandatory parameter.
• $string2: This parameter refers to the second string to be used in the comparison. It is mandatory parameter.

Return Values: The function returns a random integer value depending on the condition of match, which is given by:

• Returns 0 if the strings are equal.
• Returns a negative value (< 0), if $string2 is greater than $string1.
• Returns a positive value (> 0) if $string1 is greater than $string2.

<?php 

// Declaration of strings 

$name1 = "Geeks"; 

$name2 = "geeks"; 

// Use strcmp() function 

if (strcmp($name1, $name2) !== 0) { 

echo 'Both strings are not equal'; 

} 

else { 

echo 'Both strings are equal'; 

} 

?>