php zero + number with leading zero as output if needed

Question

When I do this..

$a = "00";
$b = $a+6;

echo $b;

Output is 6, but I need output 06 "with leading zero". The leading zero I need if the + number ist between 1-9. I don't figured out how I can do this, I've tried everything possible, the output is always 3 or 6 or 8 without zero.

How I can do this? where is the trick?

Thank you!

I recommend formatting the string upon output. Does this answer your question? [Zero-pad digits in string](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/324358/zero-pad-digits-in-string). — showdev, Dec 12 '22 at 18:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 12 '22 at 18:40

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You can use:

$b = $b < 10 ? "0$b" : $b;
echo $b;

answered Dec 12 '22 at 18:40

Amir MB

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