Operator Precedence

The precedence of an operator specifies how "tightly" it binds two expressions together.
In general, operators have a set precedence, or order, in which they are evaluated. 
For example, in the expression 10 + 5 * 2, the answer is 20 and not 30 because the multiplication * operator has a higher precedence than the addition  + operator.
Parentheses () may be used to force precedence, if necessary. For instance: (10 + 5) * 2 evaluates to 30.

Associativity

Operators also have an associativity.
When operators have equal precedence their associativity decides how the operators are grouped.
For example:
- is left-associative, so 1 - 2 - 3 is grouped as (1 - 2) - 3 and evaluates to -4.
= is right-associative, so $a = $b = $c is grouped as $a = ($b = $c).

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Following Table shows operator precedence and associativity in PHP, where operators with the lowest precedence are at the top, and precedence increases as you go down the table.

Associativity	Operators
	Highest Precedence
n/a	()
n/a	new
right	[]
right	! ~ ++ -- (int) (double) (string) (array) (object)
left	* / %
left	+ - .
left	<< >>
n/a	< <= > >=
n/a	== != === !===
left	&
left	^
left	|
left	&&
left	||
left	?   :
left	= += -= *= /= .= %= |= ^= ~= <<= >>=
right	print
left	and
left	xor
left	or
left	,
	Lowest Precedence

Example:

<?php
    $n1 = 10;
    $n2 = 5;
    $n3 = 2;

    $ans = $n1 + $n2 * $n3;
    # * has higher precedence than +
    # so first execute $n2 * $n3 the
    # answer is added to $n1 which is
    echo "$n1 + $n2 * $n3 = $ans<br />";

    $ans = ($n1 + $n2) * $n3;
    # () has higher precedence than * so bracket execute first
    # which is ($n1 + $n2) after addition answer is
    # multiplied by $n3 */
    echo "($n1 + $n2) * $n3 = $ans<br />";
?>

Output:

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