How can comparing a number with a string in PHP lead to issues?

Comparing a number with a string in PHP can lead to issues because PHP may attempt to automatically convert the string to a number for the comparison. This can result in unexpected behavior or incorrect comparisons. To solve this issue, you should explicitly convert the string to a number before comparing them. 

$num = 10;
$str = "10";

if ($num === (int)$str) {
    echo "Equal";
} else {
    echo "Not equal";
}

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