[php] Simple PHP calculator

Personally I would do a switch instead of all this if, else if, else

$first = $_POST['first'] + 0;//a small "hack" to make sure its an int but allow negs!!
$second= $_POST['second'] + 0;
$operator = $_POST["group1"];
switch($operator)
{
    case "add"
    echo "Answer is: " .$first + $second;
    break; 
    case "subtract"
    echo "Answer is: " .$first - $second;
    break;
    case "times"
    echo "Answer is: " .$first * $second;
    break; 
    case "divide"
    echo "Answer is: " .$first / $second;
    break;
}