The For statement loop is used when you know how many times you want to execute a statement or a list of statements. For this reason, the For loop is known as a definite loop. The syntax of For loops is a bit more complex, though for loops are often more convenient than While loops. The For loop syntax is as follows:
for (initialization; condition; increment)
{
   code to be executed;
}

The For statement takes three expressions inside its parentheses, separated by semi-colons. When the For loop executes, the following occurs:

• The initializing expression is executed. This expression usually initializes one or more loop counters, but the syntax allows an expression of any degree of complexity.
• The condition expression is evaluated. If the value of condition is true, the loop statements execute. If the value of condition is false, the For loop terminates.
• The update expression increment executes.
• The statements execute, and control returns to step 2.

Have a look at the very simple example that prints out numbers from 0 to 10:
for ($i=0; $i <= 10; $i++)
{
   echo "The number is ".$i."
";
}
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