if ($error['type'] == E_ERROR || $error['type'] == E_PARSE || $error['type'] == E_COMPILE_ERROR){…}
if(in_array($error['type'], array(E_ERROR, E_PARSE, E_COMPILE_ERROR)) {…}
define('U_READ', 1 << 0); // 0001
define('U_CREATE', 1 << 1); // 0010
define('U_EDIT', 1 << 2); // 0100
define('U_DELETE', 1 << 3); // 1000
define('U_ALL', U_READ | U_CREATE | U_EDIT | U_DELETE); // 1111
$user_perm = U_READ; //
$user_perm = U_READ | U_DELETE; //
$user_perm = U_ALL; //
$user_perm = U_ALL ^ U_DELETE; //
$user_perm = U_ALL & ~ U_DELETE; // , 2
if($user_perm & U_READ) // ?
if($user_perm & ( U_READ | U_DELETE )) // /
$user_perm &= ~ U_DELETE; //
if($error['type'] & ( E_ERROR | E_PARSE | E_COMPILE_ERROR )) {…}
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/134557/