- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = 4;
$b = 1;
$res1 = ($a and $b);
$res2 = $a & $b;
$res3 = ($a or $b);
$res4 = $a | $b;
var_dump($res1);//the res1 is 4,but the manual describes the result to be a bool type.
var_dump($res2);
var_dump($res3);
var_dump($res4);