- str_pad: documentation ( source)
<?php
$skid_num = 0;
$mfg_begin = 10;
$num_of_skids = 50;
for( $x = 0; $x <= $num_of_skids; $x++)
{
$skid_num++;
$mfg_end_num = $mfg_begin + $per_skid - 1;
$mfg_begin_num = $mfg_end_num + 1;
echo("SKID # " . str_pad($skid_num, 2, " ", STR_PAD_RIGHT) . " " . $cst_prefix . $cst_begin . "-" . $cst_prefix . $cst_end . str_pad( " ", 5, " ") . $mfg_prefix . $mfg_begin_num . "-" . $mfg_prefix . $mfg_end_num . "\r\n");
}
?>