Use numbers starting with 0 in a variable in php

Question

Hi i need to save a 010 number in $number and if i do like this php will remove the starting 0

    $number = 010 

And echo of this will return 10 how can i make it not to remove the initial 0

BR Martin

Answer 1

Use it as a String:

$number = '010';

Answer 2

Use str_pad() function.

echo str_pad('10',3,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT)

http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-pad.php