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Let's learn how to work with numbers and strings in PHP, and we will introduce you to the for loop and the ternary operator. We will figure out how to create pagination and display the date on the page in a complex format.
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</span><p class="chapter-description__text">Let's learn how to work with numbers and strings in PHP, and we will introduce you to the for loop and the ternary operator. We will figure out how to create pagination and display the date on the page in a complex format.</p><div class="chapter-description__controls text-container"><a class="button button--green button--large button--wide" href="/continue/php-basics/php-numbers-strings">
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