Here I get two decimals after the .
(dot) using a function...
function truncate_number($number, $precision = 2) {
// Zero causes issues, and no need to truncate
if (0 == (int)$number) {
return $number;
}
// Are we negative?
$negative = $number / abs($number);
// Cast the number to a positive to solve rounding
$number = abs($number);
// Calculate precision number for dividing / multiplying
$precision = pow(10, $precision);
// Run the math, re-applying the negative value to ensure
// returns correctly negative / positive
return floor( $number * $precision ) / $precision * $negative;
}
Results from the above function:
echo truncate_number(2.56789, 1); // 2.5
echo truncate_number(2.56789); // 2.56
echo truncate_number(2.56789, 3); // 2.567
echo truncate_number(-2.56789, 1); // -2.5
echo truncate_number(-2.56789); // -2.56
echo truncate_number(-2.56789, 3); // -2.567
New Correct Answer
Use the PHP native function bcdiv
echo bcdiv(2.56789, 1, 1); // 2.5
echo bcdiv(2.56789, 1, 2); // 2.56
echo bcdiv(2.56789, 1, 3); // 2.567
echo bcdiv(-2.56789, 1, 1); // -2.5
echo bcdiv(-2.56789, 1, 2); // -2.56
echo bcdiv(-2.56789, 1, 3); // -2.567
round
is a math function, and this is just a formatting problem. – Don't Panic