How can a string be interpreted in an IF statement in PHP?

When interpreting a string in an IF statement in PHP, you need to use comparison operators such as == for equality or === for strict equality. This allows you to compare the string with a specific value or another string. Remember to enclose the string in quotes to differentiate it from variables or keywords.

$string = "hello";

if ($string == "hello") {
    echo "The string is equal to 'hello'";
}