In this tutorial I will give a brief lesson on the PHP switch statement.
Keep in mind that I don't practice the proper 'formatting' of code (like indenting).
It doesn't matter, but it does make things easier for big projects.

<?php $color = "blue"; switch($color) { case 'red': echo("Red is a cool color!"); break; case 'green': echo("Green is also a cool color!"); break; case 'blue': echo("Blue is an over-rated color."); break; default: echo("That color is $color."); break; } ?>

This will check to see what $color is and return the proper results.
If the $color switch is 'red', then print "Red is a cool color!".
If the $color switch is 'green', then print "Green is also a cool color!".
If the $color switch is 'blue', then print "Blue is an over-rated color.".
And if the $color switch isn't defined, then print "That color is $color.".

Note: At the end of a case use 'break;' end that case.

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