- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- filter_var: documentation ( source)
<?php
$count = '1e1';
$count = filter_var($count, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, ['options' => ['default' => 20, 'min_range' => 1, 'max_range' => 20]]);
if (!$count) {
$count = 20;
}
var_dump($count);