OR inside a conditional statement

I trying to get the following type of code to work, with little success. How do I get the conditional to kick in only if $j = 3 or 5. At the moment the script is always echoing success.

<?php

$j = 6;
$primes = 3||5;
if ($j == $primes)
{
echo "success";
}
else
{
echo "failure";
}
?>

PHP:

The real use is within a for loop, it's just that I can't work out how to get it going with an or.

 

Try this code

<?php

$j = 6;
if ($j == 3 || $j == 5)
{
echo "success";
}
else
{
echo "failure";
}
?>

 

Or you can use in_array() function

<?php

$j = 6;
$primes = array(3,5);
if (in_array($j, $primes))
{
echo "success";
}
else
{
echo "failure";
}
?>

Code (php):

 

using in_array is a better solution, becuase with this code you can expand your list of prime numbers simply by adding new numbers in the array.

 

I have used the in_array function due to it being easier to use and easier to expand upon. Thanks for the idea

 

You are welcome!