Alternative to money_format() Function in PHP on Windows Platform

Question

I am using the money_format() function in PHP, which gives the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function money_format()

Searches about this error reveal that the function money_format() is only defined if the system has strfmon capabilities. For example, Windows does not, so money_format() is undefined in Windows.

Is there an equivalent PHP function available for Windows?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6369887/alternative-to-money-format-function-in-php-on-windows-platform

Answer 1

If you have the Intl extension, you can use

• NumberFormatter::formatCurrency — Format a currency value according to the formatter rules.

Example from Manual

$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
echo $fmt->formatCurrency(1234567.891234567890000, "EUR")."
";
echo $fmt->formatCurrency(1234567.891234567890000, "RUR")."
";
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'ru_RU', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
echo $fmt->formatCurrency(1234567.891234567890000, "EUR")."
";
echo $fmt->formatCurrency(1234567.891234567890000, "RUR")."
";

Output

1.234.567,89 €
1.234.567,89 RUR
1 234 567,89€
1 234 567,89р.

Also see my answer on how to parse that formatted money string back into a float:

• PHP: unformat money