"For loop" statements

[p810]

Here is a simplified version.

PHP Code:

if ($mysidia->input->post('buy')) {
    $chosenOption = (int) $mysidia->input->post('myList');

    for ($i = 1; $i < $chosenOption; $i++) {
        $mysidia->db->insert('raffle_tickets', array(
            'owner' => $mysidia->user->username
        ));
    }
} 


It casts the type of $chosenOption to an integer. Like explained above the for loop just iterates over the block of code until the condition is false; i.e. $i (the counter) is greater than $chosenOption.