Create GMP number gmp_hamdist gmp_intval GMP Functions PHP Manual gmp_init (PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)gmp_init — Create GMP number Description resource gmp_init ( mixed $number [, int $base ] ) Creates a GMP number from an integer or string. Parameters number An integer or a string. The string representation can be decimal, hexadecimal or octal. base The base. Defaults to 0. The base may vary from 2 to 36. If base is 0 (default value), the actual base is determined from the leading characters: if the first two characters are 0x or 0X, hexadecimal is assumed, otherwise if the first character is "0", octal is assumed, otherwise decimal is assumed. Return Values A GMP number resource. ChangeLog Version Description 4.1.0 The optional base parameter was added. Examples Example #1 Creating GMP number <?php$a = gmp_init(123456);$b = gmp_init("0xFFFFDEBACDFEDF7200");?> Notes Note: It is not necessary to call this function if you want to use integer or string in place of GMP number in GMP functions, like gmp_add(). Function arguments are automatically converted to GMP numbers, if such conversion is possible and needed, using the same rules as gmp_init(). gmp_hamdist gmp_intval GMP Functions PHP Manual