PHP Conversion
A PHP library for converting units, sizes, and number bases with support for physical quantities and clothing sizes.
What is PHP Conversion?
php-conversion is a PHP library that provides tools for converting between different units of measurement, clothing sizes, and number bases. It solves the problem of handling diverse measurement systems in applications by offering a standardized, object-oriented approach to conversions.
PHP developers building applications that require unit conversions, such as e-commerce platforms, internationalization tools, scientific calculators, or systems dealing with multiple measurement standards.
Developers choose php-conversion for its comprehensive support across categories (physical units, digital storage, sizes, number bases), clean API with dedicated classes for each type, and precise control over output formatting without external dependencies.
Overview
Library for converting units and sizes in PHP
Use Cases
Best For
- Converting physical units like length or temperature in scientific applications
- Handling international size conversions for e-commerce product listings
- Formatting digital storage units (bytes, bits) in system monitoring tools
- Converting number bases (hexadecimal to decimal) in programming utilities
- Building calculators that need support for multiple measurement systems
- Adding unit conversion capabilities to PHP-based admin panels or dashboards
Not Ideal For
- High-performance applications needing micro-optimized, lightweight conversion functions due to object-oriented overhead
- Projects requiring extensive custom or niche unit systems not covered, such as currency conversions or ancient measurements
- Teams seeking actively maintained libraries with frequent updates and modern PHP framework integration
Pros & Cons
Pros
Supports a wide range of physical quantities, digital information, sizes, and number bases, making it versatile for applications like e-commerce or scientific tools, as listed in the README's extensive unit categories.
Uses dedicated classes for each conversion type, preventing unit mismatches and promoting code clarity, which aligns with the library's philosophy of type safety and self-documenting code.
Allows detailed control over output formatting, including decimal places and separators, demonstrated in the digital information example with the 'out' method for custom precision.
Uniquely supports international hat and child shoe size systems across American, British, and European standards, useful for specific e-commerce scenarios, as shown in the usage examples.
Cons
Only covers hat and child shoe sizes, lacking adult shoe sizes or other clothing measurements, which restricts its use for broader retail or fashion applications.
The library relies on older infrastructure like Travis CI and shows no recent updates in the README, suggesting it may not be actively maintained or compatible with modern PHP versions.
The object-oriented approach requires instantiating classes for basic conversions, which can be cumbersome compared to function-based libraries for straightforward use cases.
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