Another good method, a bit more involved but gets the job done. Here's another method using ^ (XOR) operator :
Code:
<?php
$a = 10;
$b = 20;
echo '$a => ' , $a, ' $b => ', $b, '<br />';
$a = $a ^ $b;
$b = $a ^ $b;
$a = $a ^ $b;
echo '$a => ' , $a, ' $b => ', $b, '<br />';
?>