php to two decimal places code example

Example 1: fix to 2 decimal places php

return number_format((float)$number, 2, '.', '');

Example 2: php number format

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

Example 3: php 2 decimal places without rounding

<?php 
function cutAfterDot($number, $afterDot = 2){
$a = $number * pow(10, $afterDot);
$b = floor($a);
$c = pow(10, $afterDot);
echo "a $a, b $b, c $c<br/>";
return $b/$c ;
}
echo cutAfterDot(2.05,2);

/*
output =   a 205, b 204, c 100 
2.04
*/

?>