How to Stop a Loop in PHP

To stop a loop in PHP, you should use the break statement.

In the following example, we iterate through an array using a foreach loop and, as soon as we encounter the number 3, we exit the loop:

<?php
	$arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
	foreach ($arr as $elem) {
		echo $elem;
		
		if ($elem == 3) {
			break; // exit the loop
		}
	}
?>

Code execution result:

123

The break statement also works in for and while loops. Use it by analogy with the previous example.

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