- ini_set: documentation ( source)
<?php
$precision = 18;
while ($precision--) {
ini_set('precision', $precision);
echo $precision . ":" . (342349.23 - 341765.07) . "\n";
}
echo "\n";
$precision = 18;
$foo = 342349.23;
while ($precision--) {
ini_set('precision', $precision);
echo $precision . ":" . ($foo - 341765.07) . "\n";
}