A PHP switch statement is almost like an IF statement except it is good to use a switch statement when you want to compare many results on the same variable.

Example with integer.

<?php
switch ($i):
case
0:
echo
"i = 0";
break;
case
1:
echo
"i = 1";
break;
case
2:
echo
"i = 2";
break;
default:
echo
"i is not equal to 0, 1 or 2";
endswitch;
?>

Example with a string.

<?php
switch ($i) {
case
"eagle:
echo
"i is eagle";
break;
case
"hawk":
echo
"i is hawk";
break;
case
"blue jay":
echo
"i is blue jay";
break;
}
?>