how to multiply between decimal and textinput in php?

Question

 $number=$_REQUEST['number'];
 $price=$row2['costpeople'];
 $endprice=$price*$number;

number is the name of input, type of this input is "TEXT" and costpeople is a field of database that type of this field is decimal. when multiply Between price and number and echo $endprice don't show the value of $endprice. This means that don't multiply Between them, please help me. its Necessary for me.

where are you printing $endprice ? Also show the full code .. we can't assume where the problem is .. — Qarib Haider, Jul 15 '14 at 07:37
$endprice=$price*$number;die($endprice); but don't show anything — Neda, Jul 15 '14 at 07:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '14 at 07:40

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$number = floatval($_REQUEST['number']);
$price = $row2['costpeople'];
$endprice=$price*$number;

you can use floatval(), intval() to convert string to number.. source

You can also do type cast

answered Jul 15 '14 at 07:40

Shaunak Shukla

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '14 at 07:51

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There is no issue of TEXT here my sample code working fine and return me output well.

$a = "5.5";
$b = "5";
echo $a*$b;
//Result 27.5

answered Jul 15 '14 at 07:51

Sadikhasan

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@Neda check my sample code it work fine why your code not work? – Sadikhasan Jul 15 '14 at 07:53

how to multiply between decimal and textinput in php?

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