How to represent currency in PHP

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/*---------------------------------------------------------
  Description:
    Demonstrates how to represent and display currency
    values in PHP using number_format().
---------------------------------------------------------*/

$price = 199.99;
$taxRate = 0.17;   // 17%

// Calculate tax and total
$taxAmount = $price * $taxRate;
$total = $price + $taxAmount;

// Output with $ and % signs
echo "Price: $" . number_format($price, 2) . "\n";
echo "Tax Rate: 17%\n";
echo "Tax Amount: $" . number_format($taxAmount, 2) . "\n";
echo "Total: $" . number_format($total, 2) . "\n";


/*
run:

Price: $199.99
Tax Rate: 17%
Tax Amount: $34.00
Total: $233.99

*/

 



answered 3 hours ago by avibootz
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