In this article, you will learn how to use the return keyword in PHP. The return keyword in PHP ends a function and, optionally, uses the result of an expression as the return value of the function.
examples of the RETURN function
Example 1. In this example, we return a value from a function.
<?php
function add1($x) {
return $x + 1;
}
echo "5 + 1 is " . add1(5);
?>