PHP octdec function

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octdec

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

Returns the decimal equivalent of the octal number
represented by the octal_string argument.
The largest number that can be converted is 17777777777 or 2147483647 in
decimal.
As of PHP 4.1.0, this function can also convert larger numbers. It returns
float in that case.

Example 1. octdec() example

echo octdec('77') . "\n";
echo octdec(decoct(45));

The above example will output:

See also:
decoct(),
bindec(),
hexdec(), and
base_convert().