Convert English numbers to Arabic numerals

Question

How can i convert English numbers being retrieved from the database to Arabic numeral symbols in PHP.

EDIT: Here\'re some examples of what Arabic numerals look like.

Answer 1

Definitions

• Western arabic numerals: "1234567890".
• Eastern arabic numerals: "١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩٠".

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The answer

I wrote a couple of functions (gist.github.com) a while back.

Demo (3v4l.org)

    echo arabic_w2e("1234567890"); // Outputs: ١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩٠
    echo arabic_e2w("١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩٠"); // Outputs: 1234567890

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