The inequality test (!= or <>) fails to indicate an inequality when comparing an array with a string.  (Note that this also is incorrect in PHP 3.0.12.)

The following script illustrates this:

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$val = array("Test Array");
$str = "Test String";

print("<br>\$val:<pre>"); var_dump($val); print("</pre><br>");
print("<br>\$str:<pre>"); var_dump($str); print("</pre><br>");

if ($val == $str) {
  print("<br>\"$val\" == \"$str\" is true and incorrect<br>");
} else {
  print("<br>\"$val\" == \"$str\" is false and correct<br>");
}

if ($val != $str) {
  print("<br>\"$val\" != \"$str\" is true and correct <br>");
} else {
  print("<br>\"$val\" != \"$str\" is false and incorrect<br>");
}
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When the above is executed, it produces the following incorrect result:

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$val:

array(1) {
  [0]=>
  string(10) "Test Array"
}



$str:

string(11) "Test String"



"Array" == "Test String" is false and correct

"Array" != "Test String" is false and incorrect
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