# floor

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

floor — Round fractions down

### Description

float floor ( float `$value` )

Returns the next lowest integer value by rounding down `value` if necessary.

### Parameters

`number`

  The numeric value to round

### Return Values

`arg` rounded to the next lowest integer. The return value of floor() is still of type float because the value range of float is usually bigger than that of integer.

### Examples

Example#1 floor() example

`<?php
echo floor(4.3); // 4
echo floor(9.999); // 9
echo floor(-3.14); // -4
?>`

### See Also

- ceil()
- round()