Palindrome or not?

palindrom-test.php

<?php

$string = "madam";
$array  =  str_split($string);
$reverse_array = array_reverse( $array, true );
$new_string = implode('', $reverse_array);

echo "<pre>";
var_dump($array, $reverse_array);
echo ( $string === $new_string) ? "Yes, {$string} is a palindrome." : "No, {$string} is not a palindrome.";
echo "</pre>";

// OR a simpler, less fun way ;)

$new_string = strrev( $string );
echo "<pre>";
echo ( $string === $new_string) ? "Yes, {$string} is a palindrome." : "No, {$string} is not a palindrome.";
echo "</pre>";

exit;