PHP if not equal(!=) and or (||) issue. Why doesnt this work?

Question

I know this is simple PHP logic but it just won\'t work...

 $str = \"dan\";
 if(($str != \"joe\") 
   || ($str != \"danielle\")
   || ($str != \"heather\")
          


        

Answer 1

try this

$str = "dan";

if($str == "joe" || $str == "daniella" || $str == "heather" || $str == "laurine" || $str == "dan"){ ... }