(PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)
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 int.
    
| Example 1. ceil() examples | $five = ceil(4.3);   // $five = 5.0;
$ten = ceil(9.999); // $ten = 10.0; | 
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     See also floor() and
     round().