php strip float number code example
Example: 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