Can you assign multiple variables at once in PHP like you can with Java?

Question

I want to create 5 variables of type array all at once. Is this possible? In Java I know you can, but can\'t find anything about PHP. I\'d like to do something like this:

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Answer 1

$c = $b = $a;

is equivalent to

$b = $a;
$c = $b;

therefore:

$var1 = $var2 = $var3 = $var4=  $var5 = array();