Auto Repeat Isset Post Until Requirements met - php

Question

I have a php code that updates mysql tables with results of a fight.
When you press the button fight you excetude the below:
if(isset($_POST['attack_creature'])){
if($monnewhealth > "0"){ //if Monster exists
if($charhealth > "0"){ //if Character is alive go to fight
$fightcreature = "UPDATE user_character SET current_action_points = current_action_points-$fight_action_points WHERE ID = $currentUser AND current_action_points>$fight_action_points";
$stmt = $con->prepare($fightcreature);
$stmt->execute();
if($totalinflicteddamagetocreature > "0") {
$monnewhealth = $monnewhealth - $totalinflicteddamagetocreature;
if($monnewhealth < "0") {
$monnewhealth = 0;
}
$updatenmonewhealth = "UPDATE user_character SET fight_creature_new_health = $monnewhealth WHERE ID = $currentUser";
$stmt = $con->prepare($updatenmonewhealth);
$stmt->execute();
}
if($monnewhealth <= "0"){
$lastFight = $now_time;
$updatecharlastfightkills = "UPDATE user_character SET character_last_fight = $now_time, character_kills = $charkills+1, character_gold = $chargold+$mongoldreward, character_current_xp = $charexp+$monxpreward, current_xp_reward = $monxpreward, current_gold_reward = $mongoldreward WHERE ID = $currentUser";
$stmt = $con->prepare($updatecharlastfightkills);
$stmt->execute();
$insertbattlelog1 = "INSERT INTO battle_log (ID, battle_log_date, battle_log_result, battle_log_enemy_name, battle_log_enemy_lvl, battle_log_gold, battle_log_xp, battle_log_event) VALUES ('$currentUser', '$now_time', '1', '$monname', '$monlvl', '$charlastgoldreward', '$charlastxpreward', 'You have Destroyed Level $monlvl $monname and earned $monxpreward XP and $mongoldreward')";
mysqli_query($con, $insertbattlelog1);
}
if($monnewhealth > "0"){ //if Monster still alive
if($totalinflicteddamagetocharacter > "0") {
$charhealth = $charhealth - $totalinflicteddamagetocharacter;
if($charhealth < "0") {
$charhealth = 0;
}
$updatecharnewhealth = "UPDATE user_character SET current_health = $charhealth WHERE ID = $currentUser";
$stmt = $con->prepare($updatecharnewhealth);
$stmt->execute();
}
if($charhealth <= "0"){
$updatecharlastfightdeaths = "UPDATE user_character SET character_last_fight = $now_time, character_deaths = $chardeaths+1 WHERE ID = $currentUser";
$stmt = $con->prepare($updatecharlastfightdeaths);
$stmt->execute();
$insertbattlelog2 = "INSERT INTO battle_log (ID, battle_log_date, battle_log_result, battle_log_enemy_name, battle_log_enemy_lvl, battle_log_event) VALUES ('$currentUser', '$now_time', '2', '$monname', '$monlvl', '$charlastgoldreward', '$charlastxpreward', 'You have been killed by Level $monlvl $monname')";
mysqli_query($con, $insertbattlelog2);
}
}
}
}
header('Location: hunt.php');
}
I don't know how to repeat this process until monhealth or charhealth reach 0 Zero.
Also I want to log how many rounds took to reach 0 Zero and log every round totaldamages.
Many thank you in advance,
Chris

Answer 1

You can write a function and call it recursively with a condition.
function doIt() {
if($condition > 0) {
doIt();
}
}
doIt();

Answer 2

instead of using if just use while so if the $monnewhealth is still greater than 0 i will rerun the code block. and also add new variable $rounds thats increase on each round. something like the code below.
$rounds = 0;
while ($monnewhealth > "0") { // if($monnewhealth > "0"){
$rounds++; // this will cound your rounds
while ($charhealth > "0") { // if($charhealth > "0"){
// your huge code block here
}
}

Answer 3

A while loop would work in this case:
$roundCount = 0;
while($monnewhealth > 0 && $charhealth > 0) {
++$roundCount;
// Your current code
}