==! is not an operator
==!
isn't a php comparison operator at all - it is the same as == !
(note the space)
I.e.
if ("a" !== " ") {
// evaluates to true - "a" and " " are not equal
}
if ("a" == !" ") {
// unreachable
} else {
// evaluates to false - "a" is not equal to true (!" " evaluates to true)
}