- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- filter_var: documentation ( source)
<?php
$unsafeUserInput = 'a';
if (filter_var($unsafeUserInput, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT)) {
$safeFilteredInput = (int) $unsafeUserInput;
} else {
throw new \Exception('Provide input must be integer type...');
}
var_dump($safeFilteredInput);