Help with MIN

[mwl707]

Can somebody help me please , Can I use a variable with the MIN function in php?

 

I have altered the code slightly so it is more universal but it is a bit like

 

$strings = "2,4,8,76,2,4,3,5" ;

$result  = min($strings) ;

echo " Min result is $result " ;

 

I have tried encapsulating the $strings variable with " and ' but still no result

 

Can anyone offer some advice please ?

 

Thanks

 

 

[Ken2k7]

Since $strings is just one string, it doesn't make sense to ask so much of PHP to decipher how to find the lowest number in it. You can separate each number in the strings into an array and pass that to the min function.

 

<?php
$strings = "2,4,8,76,2,4,3,5";
$nums = explode(',',$strings);
$min = min($nums);
echo sprintf('Min result is %s', $min);