(PHP 4, PHP 5)
bcsub — Subtract one arbitrary precision number from another
Subtracts the right_operand from the left_operand .
The left operand, as a string.
The right operand, as a string.
This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. You can also set the global default scale for all functions by using bcscale().
The result of the substraction, as a string.
Example#1 bcsub() example
<?php
$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';
echo bcsub($a, $b); // -3
echo bcsub($a, $b, 4); // -3.7660
?>