$var1='1'; $var2='2';
$var1+1 prints out 2
$var1+1
2
$var1+'1' prints out 2
$var1+'1'
$var1+$var2 prints out 3
$var1+$var2
3
$var1+(int)$var2 prints out 3
$var1+(int)$var2
$var1+'2 sheeps' prints out 3
$var1+'2 sheeps'