PHP Comparison:
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The == vs ===
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== will check the value of the variable
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=== will check the type of the variable as well as the value
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'' == NULL would return true
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0 == NULL would return true
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false == null would return true
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where as
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'' === NULL would return false
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0 === NULL would return false
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false === NULL would return false
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