convert int to string php
$var = 5; // Inline variable parsing echo "I'd like {$var} waffles"; // = "I'd like 5 waffles // String concatenation echo "I'd like ".$var." waffles"; // I'd like 5 waffles // Explicit cast $items = (string)$var; // $items === "5"; // Function call $items = strval($var); // $items === "5";