note 89293 added to function.intval

To convert a string to a number, and avoid the 32 bit issues of intval you can use: <?php $no = "214742780440" + 0; var_dump($no); // float(214742780440) ?> I used to intval() everything before entering it into the DB, but it seems impractical with values over 2147483647. To get even better idea of how it validates, try this: <?php $no = "qwerty1234" + 0; var_dump($no); // int(0) ?> ---- Server IP: 212.108.64.191 Probable Submitter: 84.203.220.8 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.intval.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/89293 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/89293 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/89293 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php