Fatal error: ‘break’ not in the ‘loop’ or ‘switch’ context in

Solution:

PHP 5.x.x, a break statement outside a for, foreach, while or switch statement DID NOT throw an error message and was syntactically okay.

PHP 7.0 and higher, a break statement is no longer permitted outside a for, foreach, while or switch statement and gives a fatal error.

Example code:

<?php
if (2 == 1 + 1) {
    echo "Dummy Example of break inside if condition";
    break; // - Valid in php 5.*
           // - Gives a Fatal error in PHP 7.*.*:
           // "Fatal error: 'break' not in the 'loop' or 'switch' context in ... "
}
?>