PHP Exercises: Check the largest number among three given integers

PHP Basic Algorithm: Exercise-18 with Solution

Write a PHP program to check the largest number among three given integers.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
// Define a function that takes three parameters and returns the maximum value among them
function test($x, $y, $z) 
{
  // Find the maximum value using the max function, first comparing $x and $y, and then comparing the result with $z
  $max = max($x, max($y, $z));
  return $max;
}

// Test the function with different sets of values
echo test(1, 2, 3)."\n";
echo test(1, 3, 2)."\n";
echo test(1, 1, 1)."\n";
echo test(1, 2, 2)."\n";
?>

Sample Output:

3
3
1
2

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