function get_bits($n, $len = 8) {
return str_pad(decbin($n), $len, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);
}
echo get_bits(3) . "\n";
echo get_bits(10) . "\n";
echo get_bits(15) . "\n";
echo get_bits(180) . "\n";
echo get_bits(255);
/*
run:
00000011
00001010
00001111
10110100
11111111
*/