if statement - IF/ELSE to echo image in PHP

I am trying to echo a specific image based on the results of a IF/ELSE statement, however I can't quite work out the phrasing of the IF/ELSE statement. I'm a relative newbie to PHP, so I'm sure that it's just a little error in the code somewhere, but if anyone could offer any assistance, I'd be grateful!

I'm currently at the stage below:

     $fresh = if ($reviews['reviews']['freshness']) = 'fresh' {
            echo '';
        } else {
            echo '';
        }
?>


                        foreach($reviews['reviews'] as $rv){
                            if ($tmp++ < 10);
                            echo $fresh;
                            echo '
' . $rv['quote'] . '
';
                        }
                    ?>

Thank you!

Answer

you cant assign if statement to a value.

if ($reviews['reviews']['freshness'] == 'fresh') {
            echo '';
        } else {
            echo '';
    }

another prettier way would be:

if ($reviews['reviews']['freshness'] == 'fresh') {
   $image = "fresh";
}
else {
    $image = "rotten";
}

echo '';