Two conditions in a for loop

Question

Why does this for loop work with each condition on their own, but together the first condition doesn't matter?

for ($j = 0; $j < 5 or $j < $synCount; $j++)

I only want the loop run five times

or

if synCount is less than this.

Answer 1

You probably mean "$j under 5 and $j under $sysCount", or:

$j < min(5, $sysCount)

Answer 2

very simple

$j < min(5, $sysCount)