PHP: How can I determine if a variable has a value that is between two distinct constant values?

if (($value > 1 && $value < 10) || ($value > 20 && $value < 40))

Do you mean like:

$val1 = rand( 1, 10 ); // gives one integer between 1 and 10
$val2 = rand( 20, 40 ) ; // gives one integer between 20 and 40

or perhaps:

$range = range( 1, 10 ); // gives array( 1, 2, ..., 10 );
$range2 = range( 20, 40 ); // gives array( 20, 21, ..., 40 );

or maybe:

$truth1 = $val >= 1 && $val <= 10; // true if 1 <= x <= 10
$truth2 = $val >= 20 && $val <= 40; // true if 20 <= x <= 40

suppose you wanted:

$in_range = ( $val > 1 && $val < 10 ) || ( $val > 20 && $val < 40 ); // true if 1 < x < 10 OR 20 < x < 40

You can do this:

if(in_array($value, range(1, 10)) || in_array($value, range(20, 40))) {
   # enter code here
}