How is the while loop statement used in PHP?

The basic syntax of the while loop statement in PHP is as follows:

while (condition) {
    // 循环体中的代码
}

In the code above, ‘condition’ is a conditional expression. If this expression evaluates to true, the code within the loop body will be executed. The code within the loop body can consist of a single statement or multiple statements.

Here is an example using a while loop:

$count = 1;

while ($count <= 5) {
    echo "Count: $count<br>";
    $count++;
}

In the example above, the loop will run 5 times, printing the current count value each time and incrementing the count.