numeric function

[Davide]

Hi all,

Please, can somebody help me to understand how calculate this number in
php?

I've got 4.7554844644e+06 and I need to have 4.7Mbits
Is there a php function can helps me?

Really thanx
Cheers
DP.

[Alvaro G Vicario]

*** Davide wrote/escribió (23 May 2005 02:46:16 -0700):

I've got 4.7554844644e+06 and I need to have 4.7Mbits
Is there a php function can helps me?

1 byte = 8 bits
1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte (or KB)
1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte (or MB)

You need to convert from an unknown unit to megabits. Let's suppose the
unknown unit is bits:

$result= 4.7554844644e+06 / (1024*1024);

If they aren't bits, do the math accordingly.
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