PHP Variable changes its own value on equal loops - php

Question

I have a variable putting out the coordinates of a address. I am printing the coordinates before the name to test at the moment. On odd number loops (it is in a foreach loop) it works fine, putting the variable in the data-latLng attribute. While on Even number loops it gives out different values - not coordinates. values like: 2 and ..
Here is what I mean:
An odd numbered loop would print this out:
Meanwhile on an even loop number, the data-latLng attribute puts out different values:
Here is the code:
$area_lat_long = isset($area_lat_long[$mapCounter])?$area_lat_long[$mapCounter]:"-26.2041028, 28.047305100000017";
echo $area_lat_long;
echo '<strong>area: '. $streetAdd[$count] .' <a class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window" type="button" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mapModal" data-latLng="'. $area_lat_long .'" style="cursor:pointer;"></a><br>';
$mapCounter++;
The PHP code runs above the table code, the code above gives the line of the coordinates and then the area.
As you can see, the $area_lat_long gives coordinates before every area, but when using the EXACT same variable for the data-latLng it changes on even loops?
Edit
To the guys who wanted the whole loop in the comments:
foreach ($streetAdd as $key){
print_r($area_lat_long);
//LAT LONG
$area_lat_long = isset($area_lat_long[$count])?$area_lat_long[$count]:"-26.2041028, 28.047305100000017";
echo $area_lat_long;
echo '<strong>area: '. $streetAdd[$count] .' <a class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window" type="button" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mapModal" data-latLng="'. $area_lat_long .'" style="cursor:pointer;"></a><br>';
$mapCounter++;?>
<input type="hidden" id="street_address" name="street_address[<?php echo $count; ?>]" value="<?php echo $streetAdd[$count];?>">
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Media Type</th>
<th>Quantity Required</th>
<th>Average Asset Price</th>
<th><!-- Remaining Total --></th>
<th>More Options</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="assetCounter">
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<?php
$j = 0;
$total_used = 0;
$total_bal = isset($budget)?$budget:0;
$qty = 1;
$i = 0;
foreach ($my_categories as $key) { //loop thru chosen media types
foreach ((array)$key as $data) {
// print_r($data);
//check valid description
$j++;
$data_description = isset($data->mec_description)?$data->mec_description:'';
$latitude_longitude = explode(",",$area_lat_long); //print_r($latitude_longitude);
$latitude = $latitude_longitude[0];
$longitude = isset($latitude_longitude[1])?$latitude_longitude[1]:$latitude;
//pricing
$min_price = isset($data->asg_min_price)?$data->asg_min_price:0;
$max_price = isset($data->asg_max_price)?$data->asg_max_price:0;
$average_p = ($min_price + $max_price)/2;
$total_used += $average_p;
$total_bal -= $average_p;
if($total_bal < 0){
$total_bal = 0;
}
if($average_p == 0){
$title = "Pricing information not yet available from Media Owners";
} else {
$title = "NOTE: These are just estimates/guidelines, latest pricing information will be received from Media Owners quotations";
}
?>
<tr class="asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?>">
<td><?php
echo strtoupper($mec_stuff[$i]);
?>
<input type="hidden" id="media_category" name="mec_id[]" value="<?php
foreach($mec_stuff as $ms) {
echo $ms . ',';
}
?>">
<input type="hidden" id="media_category" name="media_category[]" value="<?php echo $data_description; ?>"></input></td>
<td><input type="text" class="form-control q_asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?> med_quantity" name="med_quantity[]" id="med_quantity" placeholder="Quantity Required" value="1"/></td>
<td><input type="text" readonly="true" name="avg_total[]" id="asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?>" class="form-control avg_asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?>" value="<?php echo number_format($total_bal,2); ?>" title="<?php echo $title;?>"/></td>
<!-- <td><input type="text" readonly="true" name="avg_total[]" id="avg_total--><?php //echo $j; ?><!--" class="form-control asset_--><?// echo $i; ?><!--" value="--><?php //echo number_format($total_bal,2); ?><!--" title="--><?php //echo $title;?><!--"/></td>-->
<td><input type="text" readonly="true" name="rem_total[]" id="asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?>" class="form-control rem_asset_<? echo $counterForAsset; ?>" value="<?php echo number_format($total_bal,2); ?>"/></td>
<!-- <td><input type="text" readonly="true" name="rem_total[]" id="rem_total--><?php //echo $j; ?><!--" class="form-control --><?// echo $i; ?><!-- asset_--><?// echo $i; ?><!--" value="--><?php //echo number_format($total_bal,2); ?><!--"/></td>-->
<td><?php echo "<a class='js-fire-modal btn btn-info' type='button' data-toggle='modal' data-mecid='$mec_stuff[$i]' href='#' name='size_button' onclick=\"sizeModal2(1, $j, '$latitude','$longitude','$description')\">>>></a>";?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td colspan="4" id="<?php echo $j; ?>"></td>
</tr>
<?php $i ++; $counterForAsset++; }
}?>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> <input type="hidden" id="hidSubtotal<?php echo $j;?>" value="<?php echo number_format($total_used,2); ?>"></td>
<td> Subtotal</td>
<td> <span id="lblSubtotal<?php echo $j; ?>"><?php echo number_format($total_used,2); ?></span> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<?php $count++;
}

Answer 1

foreach($a as $b) {
$x = isset($x[$c]) ? $x[$c] : "foo7";
echo $x;
}
Let us "run" that piece of code, assuming
$x = array('c' => 'lat,lng');
before the loop.
So loop #1 prints 'lat,lng'.
Loop #2 checks if isset('lat,lng'[$c]), evaluates to false, so $x will be 'foo'.
'foo' will be printed.
Loop #3 does the same as #2, but checks if isset('foo'[$c]), again evaluating to false.
Again 'foo' will be printed.
That's the reason.
I don't know what else you are doing outside that loop and most of the code seems to do nothing or nothing intended really.