php convert to float with 2 decimals code example
Example 1: php float 2 decimais
$foo = "105";
echo number_format((float)$foo, 2, '.', '');
Example 2: string to float php
$floatValue = floatval("1.0");
Example 3: number format to float php
$num = '1,200,998.255';
########## FOR FLOAT VALUES ###########################
echo filter_var($num, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT, FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_FRACTION);
#output : 1200998.255
########## FOR INTEGER VALUES ###########################
echo filter_var($num, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
#output : 1200998