02-05-2008
perhaps the issue was with variable names
try the following:
#!/bin/sh
astring="z"
while [ $astring != "quit" ]
do
read astring
if [ $astring = "z" ]
then
bstring="hello my name is Gsmith and I have 5 dollars"
echo $bstring
else
echo "Never again"
fi
done
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APC_INC(3) 1 APC_INC(3)
apc_inc - Increase a stored number
SYNOPSIS
int apc_inc (string $key, [int $step = 1], [bool &$success])
DESCRIPTION
Increases a stored number.
PARAMETERS
o $key
- The key of the value being increased.
o $step
- The step, or value to increase.
o $success
- Optionally pass the success or fail boolean value to this referenced variable.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the current value of $key's value on success, or FALSE on failure
EXAMPLES
Example #1
apc_inc(3) example
<?php
echo "Let's do something with success", PHP_EOL;
apc_store('anumber', 42);
echo apc_fetch('anumber'), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_inc('anumber'), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_inc('anumber', 10), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_inc('anumber', 10, $success), PHP_EOL;
var_dump($success);
echo "Now, let's fail", PHP_EOL, PHP_EOL;
apc_store('astring', 'foo');
$ret = apc_inc('astring', 1, $fail);
var_dump($ret);
var_dump($fail);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
42
43
53
63
bool(true)
Now, let's fail
bool(false)
bool(false)
SEE ALSO
apc_dec(3).
PHP Documentation Group APC_INC(3)