Whats wrong with my if else statement

Question

I have a $name variable containing a string, and when I test it, I never get the "Name should be between 2 and 40 characters" error even when it's less than 2 characters long or more than 40. Why?

if (strlen($name) < 2 && strlen($name) > 40) {
    $nameError = 'Name should be between 2 and 40 characters';
}

@T.J.Crowder I think this one will be used for later questions ;-) — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 16:41

2 revs · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-12 16:30:59Z

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How can the length be less than 2 and greater than 40? You want || ("or"), not && ("and").

if (strlen($name) < 2 || strlen($name) > 40) {
// -------------------^^

edited Feb 12, 2017 at 16:30

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Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

Kind of like "You can't have your cake and it eat too".

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