Palindrome tester

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    //A program that checks if a string is a palindrome

    while(1)
    {
    string x;
    cout << "Input the word: ";
    cin >> x;

    int length_of_string = 0;

    while(x[length_of_string] != '\0')
        length_of_string++;

    int breaking = 0;

    for(int t = 0, p = length_of_string - 1; t < length_of_string; t++, p--)
    {
        if(x[t] != x[p])
        {
            breaking = 1;
        }
        if(breaking == 1)
            break;
    }

    if(breaking == 0)
    {
        cout << "The word is a palindrome!" << endl;
    }
    else
        cout << "The word is not a palindrome!" << endl;
    }
}