PHP IF statement for Boolean values: $var === true vs $var

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I know this question is not really important.. however I've been wondering:

Which of the following IF statements is the best and fastest to use?

<?php

$variable = true;

if($variable === true)
{
    //Something
}

if($variable)
{
    // Something
}


?>

I know === is to match exactly the boolean value. However is there really any improvement?

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5 Answers

Just a fact:

time php -r '$r = true; for($i = 0; $i < 10000000; $i++) { if($r == true) {} }'

time php -r '$r = true; for($i = 0; $i < 10000000; $i++) { if($r) {} }'

The second one is faster than the first.

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