php convert currency to string with decimal 2 places code example

Example 1: php number format

$num = 12345.6789;
echo number_format($num, 2, '.', '') //12345.67
echo number_format($num, 3, ',', '.') //12.345,678

Example 2: format php currency

<?php
// beware: number_format also rounds

$number = 1234.56;

// english notation (default)
$english_format_number = number_format($number);
// 1,235

// French notation
$nombre_format_francais = number_format($number, 2, ',', ' ');
// 1 234,56

$number = 1234.5678;

// english notation without thousands separator
$english_format_number = number_format($number, 2, '.', '');
// 1234.57