Is there a simple way to convert decimal into money?

[johnsmith153]

I always mess around with this with some long winded process.

 

But if I am adding amounts together - ie

$1.02

$1.05

$2.33

etc....

 

and if when adding these values up I get something like 4.40 - then php will store as 4.4

 

How would I ensure it shows 4.40 without my long-winded script?

 

ie I dont want to show the user:

$4.4

$4.42

$3

 

I want them to see

 

$4.40

$4.42

$3.00

[Philip]

sprintf() or for printing: printf()

 

See example #8 on sprintf

[johnsmith153]

$amt = sprintf("%01.2f", $amt);

 

Great, thanks.

[Mark Baker]

or look at the money_format() function, depending on the version of PHP that you're running

 

 

 

Note that it's also useful to hold all monetary values as integer cents rather than float dollars. That way, you're doing integer mathematics rather than floating point mathematics when summing up values or calculating tax, and you'll be less susceptible to rounding errors