PHP Convert String into Float/Double

Question

I have list of string (size in bytes), I read those from file. Let say one of the string is 2968789218, but when I convert it to float it become 2.00.

This is my cod

Answer 1

If the function floatval does not work you can try to make this :

    $string = "2968789218";
    $float = $string * 1.0;
    echo $float;

But for me all the previous answer worked ( try it in http://writecodeonline.com/php/ ) Maybe the problem is on your server ?