money (function)

Purpose

Formats numbers to US currency format

Location

users/helpers/helpers.php

Version Information

First Introduced

v2.5.0

Parameters

#	Parameter	Data Type	Required	Description
1	$ugly	float	Yes	provide a number like 2000 or 2000.3 to be converted into US money formatting.

Returns

Data Type	Description of Returned Data
string	Returns numbers formatted in the way we typically write prices in the US.

Example

echo money(20.50);

Further Documentation:

Note: It is not recommended that you store currency symbols in the database along with the amounts. <?=money(20.5);?> prints $20.50