چک کردن اینکه آیا متغیر از نوع اعشاری است یا نه:

<?php
$a = 32;
echo "a is " . is_float($a) . "<br>";

$b = 0;
echo "b is  " . is_float($b) . "<br>";

$c = 32.5;
echo "c is " . is_float($c) .  "<br>";

$d = "32";
echo "d is " . is_float($d) . "<br>";

$e =  true;
echo "e is " . is_float($e) . "<br>";

$f = "null";
echo "f  is " . is_float($f) . "<br>";

$g = 1.e3;
echo "g is " . is_float($g)  . "<br>";
?>