Format numbers with leading zeros in PHP

Question

I have a variable that contains the value 1234567.

I want it to contain exactly 8 digits, which is 01234567.

Is there a PHP function?

Answer 1

Assume the value is in $value:

• Echo it:

  printf(" d", $value);

• Get it:

  $formatted_value = sprintf(" d", $value);

This should do the trick

Answer 2

Usesprintf: p>

sprintf('%08d', 1234567);

Alternatively, you can use str_pad:

str_pad($value, 8, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);