- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
CONST MIN = 1;
CONST MAX = 1000000000;
$result = 0;
for ($i = MIN; $i <= MAX; $i++) {
$result += $i;
}
var_dump($result);
$result = (MIN + MAX) * (MAX / 2); //It's *MAX/2 because the step is 1 (there are MAX elements to the series).
var_dump($result);