How can I create a pyramid from using php?

Question

I need to create a pyramid using asterisks. I specify a value which becomes the base of the pyramid. The base contains as much asterisks as the value specified and the pyram

Answer 1

function create_row($num, $limit) {

    $append = '';

    if($limit > $num && ($limit - $i) % 2 == 0) {

        $append .= '-';

    }

    $stars = str_repeat('*', $num);

    $ap_len = floor(($limit - $num) / 2);

    $prepend = str_repeat('-', $ap_len);

    $append .= str_repeat('-', $ap_len);

    return $prepend . $stars . $append;

}

function create_pyramid($limit){

    if ($limit > 0){

        $no_last = false;

        for($i = 1; $i <= $limit; $i += 2) {

            print create_row($i, $limit) . PHP_EOL;

            if($i == $limit) {

                $no_last = true;

            }

        }

        if(!$no_last) {

            print create_row($limit, $limit) . PHP_EOL;

        }

    }

}

create_pyramid(10);