Formatting a phone number in PHP

Question

There are a couple formatting scripts out there but not what I'm looking for. ex: 400777666555 what I want: +400 777 666 555 So to add a + and make spaces every 3 numbers.

$number = get_the_author_meta('mobile');
$split = chunk_split($number, 3);
$num = "+" . implode(" ", $split);

The code works only if I delete the last $num line. Not sure what's wrong. If I delete it, it works fine, just without the +.

Not sure how to make the script. – Fid Mar 14 '13 at 20:22 — Fid, Mar 14 '13 at 20:22
What you have tried so far? Show us some code, please. – PaulStock Mar 14 '13 at 20:31 — PaulStock, Mar 14 '13 at 20:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '13 at 20:36

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I just searched on Google for a couple minutes and found this answer. I strongly suggest you do some research on any PHP questions first, because with PHP there are tons of random utility methods that most people don't know about until they search directly for it.

$number = "400777666555";
$array = chunk_split($number, 3);
$output = "+" . implode(" ", $array);

Also, on StackOverflow, it's preferred if you add some code to your question to show what you have tried.

answered Mar 14 '13 at 20:36

Thank you, I'll do more research next time. I usually have a basic idea where to start, never heard of chunk_split. – Fid Mar 14 '13 at 21:39
No problem at all. Glad I could help! – Mar 14 '13 at 21:45

Formatting a phone number in PHP

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