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PHP PHP Basics Unit Converter Creating a Unit Conversion Tool

Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points
Posted by Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points

My solution for converting kg to lbs and km to miles

Hi. Have I got this right?

// kg to convert to lbs
$kg = 50;
// floating-point value for kg-lb conversion
$kg_to_lb = 0.453592;
// use the variables to calculate conversion
$lb = $kg_to_lb / $kg;
// display lb equivalent
echo "Weight: ";
echo " kg = ";
echo $lb;
echo " lb ";

// number of km to convert to miles
$km = 5;
// floating point value for km-mile conversion
$km_to_miles = 1.60934;
// use the variable above to convert km to miles
$miles = $km / $km_to_miles;
// display equivalent in miles
echo "Distance: ";
echo $km;
echo " km = ";
echo $miles;
echo " miles ";

Thanks in advance.

Feel free to offer constructive feedback and share your own solutions.