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title: "I am trying to assign a variable the value of 0123, but it keeps coming up with a different number, what’s the problem?"  
description: "I am trying to assign a variable the value of 0123, but it keeps coming up with a different number, what’s the problem?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-06-13  
updated: 2020-09-17  
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category: "php"  
tags: ["php"]  
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# I am trying to assign a variable the value of 0123, but it keeps coming up with a different number, what’s the problem?

PHP Interpreter treats numbers beginning with 0 as octal. Thats why you will get different output.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

PHP Interpreter treats numbers beginning with 0 as octal. Thats why you will get different output.


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