Question

I have a database that is ported from an XLS file. My numbers are in this form

3.41002E+13  

But the readable form should be : 34100224263318

How can I convert the first form to the second?

Answer 1

Use number_format()

string number_format(float $number, int $decimals = 0, string $dec_point = ‘.’, string $thousands_sep = ‘,’ )

By default, thousands are seperated by ,, that’s why you need to pass all four arguments:

number_format(3.41002E+13, 0, ".", "");
34100200000000

As you can see, you have an additional problem: You lose precision – sort of at least: It was never there in the first place.