How to Add / Remove leading zeros before number in PHP ?

What is a simple way how to add / remove leading zeros before number in PHP ?
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Hi,

There are multiple methods available how to add or remove leading zeros before number.

To add leading zero before number, you can use sprintf(). The following function will add leading zero before a single digit number:

$value = sprintf('%02d', $number);
To remove leading zeros before number, you can use ltrim() or (int):

$value = ltrim($number, "0");
$value = (int)$number;

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