ceil
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ceil — Round fractions up
Description
$num): float
Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up
num if necessary.
Parameters
-
num -
The value to round
Return Values
num rounded up to the next highest
integer.
The return value of ceil() is still of type
float as the value range of float is
usually bigger than that of int.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
num no longer accepts internal objects which support
numeric conversion.
|
Examples
Example #1 ceil() example
<?php
echo ceil(4.3); // 5
echo ceil(9.999); // 10
echo ceil(-3.14); // -3
?>

