Formatting a number with leading zeros in PHP [duplicate]
I have a variable which contains the value 1234567.
I would like it to contain exactly 8 digits, i.e. 01234567.
Is there a PHP function for that?
Solution 1:
Use sprintf :
sprintf('%08d', 1234567);
Alternatively you can also use str_pad:
str_pad($value, 8, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
Solution 2:
Given that the value is in $value:
-
To echo it:
printf("%08d", $value); -
To get it:
$formatted_value = sprintf("%08d", $value);
That should do the trick