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title: "What is the difference between $name and $$name?"  
description: "What is the difference between $name and $$name?"  
author: "James Smith"  
published: 2011-05-17  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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category: "php"  
tags: ["php"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between $name and $$name?

$name is variable where as $$name is reference variable \
like $name=gim and $$name=singh so $jim value is smith.

## Answers

### Answer by James Smith

$name is variable where as $$name is reference variable \
like $name=gim and $$name=singh so $jim value is smith.


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