Test

<?php
$a_bool = TRUE; // a boolean
$a_str = "foo"; // a string
$a_str2 = 'foo'; // a string
$an_int = 12; // an integer

echo gettype($a_bool); // prints out: boolean
echo gettype($a_str); // prints out: string

// If this is an integer, increment it by four
if (is_int($an_int)) {
$an_int += 4;
}

// If $bool is a string, print it out
// (does not print out anything)
if (is_string($a_bool)) {
echo "String: $a_bool";
}
?>