Best way to check for positive integer (PHP)?

Question

I need to check for a form input value to be a positive integer (not just an integer), and I noticed another snippet using the code below:

$i = $user_input_v         


        

Answer 1

To check for positive integer use:

$i = $user_input_value;
if (is_int($i) && $i > 0) {
  return true; //or any other instructions 
}

OR

$i = $user_input_value;
if (!is_int($i) || $i < 1) {
  return false; //or any other instructions 
}

Use the one that fits your purpose as they are the same. The following examples demonstrate the difference between is_numeric() and is_int():

is_numeric(0);     // returns true
is_numeric(7);     // returns true
is_numeric(-7);    // returns true
is_numeric(7.2);   // returns true
is_numeric("7");   // returns true
is_numeric("-7");  // returns true
is_numeric("7.2"); // returns true
is_numeric("abc"); // returns false

is_int(0);     // returns true
is_int(7);     // returns true
is_int(-7);    // returns true
is_int(7.2);   // returns false
is_int("7");   // returns false
is_int("-7");  // returns false
is_int("7.2"); // returns false
is_int("abc"); // returns false