> But the usage of "===" is fairly uncommon in most PHP programs. I don't code PHP anymore, but the use of "===" has been standard practice for ages, and check

> But the usage of "===" is fairly uncommon in most PHP programs. I don't code PHP anymore, but the use of "===" has been standard practice for ages, and checking for it fully automated. It's one of the many areas in which uninformed people like to criticize PHP for bad practices that in reality have been left behind a long time ago and are only still supported by the language for backward compatibility reasons.