Answers for "php force string to number"

php string to int

intval($string);

Convert a String to a Number in PHP

phpCopy<?php  
$variable = "abc";
$integer = (int)$variable;
echo "The variable has converted to a number and its value is $integer.";  
?>

cast string to int php

$num = "3.14"; 
$int = (int)$num;//string to int
$float = (float)$num;//string to float