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Created April 4, 2011 14:38
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Pad a string or zero fill a number using PHP.
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zero_fill.php
<?php
$number = 5;
echo sprintf('%02s', $number); // 05
echo sprintf('%03s', $number); // 005
echo sprintf('%02s', 453); // 453
// sprintf is faster than str_pad
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