ceil
    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
ceil -- Round fractions up
Description
float 
ceil ( float value)
     Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up       value if necessary.       The return value of ceil() is still of type      float as the value range of float is       usually bigger than that of integer.     
     
| Example 1. ceil() example | <?php
echo ceil(4.3);    // 5
echo ceil(9.999);  // 10
 ?> | 
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     See also floor() and      round().