php - exclude number in while loop count

[dragrid]

how can I set variable to a number and loop count from that number to a another with exception/ != certain numbers between variable set number and max loop count number so
$x = '1'
while ($x < = 10 ) do something

but what if I want to skip say 5 , 7 & 8 in code / something that follows
how can I do this ?

[TheServant]

Either use a foreach loop of an array with the number you do want:

$x = array(0,1,2,5,7,10);
foreach ($x as $y) {
// Do something
}

Or put in a condition with your while loop:

while ($x<=10) {
if ($x!=8 && $x!=9) {
// Do something
}
}

I can't test it right now, but you may even be able to do:

while ($x<=10 && ($x!=8 && $x!=9)) {
// Do something
}