In complement to Tom Nicholson's contribution, here is the french version (actually it's possible to change the language, but you should check the syntax ;) )
function int_to_words($x) {
global $nwords;
if(!is_numeric($x))
$w = '#';
else if(fmod($x, 1) != 0)
$w = '#';
else {
if($x < 0) {
$w = $nwords['minus'].' ';
$x = -$x;
} else
$w = '';
// ... now $x is a non-negative integer.
if($x < 21) // 0 to 20
$w .= $nwords[$x];
else if($x < 100) { // 21 to 99
$w .= $nwords[10 * floor($x/10)];
$r = fmod($x, 10);
if($r > 0)
$w .= '-'. $nwords[$r];
} else if($x < 1000) { // 100 to 999
$w .= $nwords[floor($x/100)] .' '.$nwords['hundred'];
$r = fmod($x, 100);
if($r > 0)
$w .= ' '.$nwords['separator'].' '. int_to_words($r);
} else if($x < 1000000) { // 1000 to 999999
$w .= int_to_words(floor($x/1000)) .' '.$nwords['thousand'];
$r = fmod($x, 1000);
if($r > 0) {
$w .= ' ';
if($r < 100)
$w .= $nwords['separator'].' ';
$w .= int_to_words($r);
}
} else { // millions
$w .= int_to_words(floor($x/1000000)) .' '.$nwords['million'];
$r = fmod($x, 1000000);
if($r > 0) {
$w .= ' ';
if($r < 100)
$word .= $nwords['separator'].' ';
$w .= int_to_words($r);
}
}
}
return $w;
}
// Usage in English
$nwords = array( "zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven",
"eight", "nine", "ten", "eleven", "twelve", "thirteen",
"fourteen", "fifteen", "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen",
"nineteen", "twenty", 30 => "thirty", 40 => "forty",
50 => "fifty", 60 => "sixty", 70 => "seventy", 80 => "eighty",
90 => "ninety" , "hundred" => "hundred", "thousand"=> "thousand", "million"=>"million",
"separator"=>"and", "minus"=>"minus");
echo 'There are currently '. int_to_words(-120223456) . ' members logged on.<br>';
//Utilisation en Francais
$nwords = array( "zéro", "un", "deux", "trois", "quatre", "cinq", "six", "sept",
"huit", "neuf", "dix", "onze", "douze", "treize",
"quatorze", "quinze", "seize", "dix-sept", "dix-huit",
"dix-neuf", "vingt", 30 => "trente", 40 => "quarante",
50 => "cinquante", 60 => "soixante", 70 => "soixante-dix", 80 => "quatre-vingt",
90 => "quatre-vingt-dix" , "hundred" => "cent", "thousand"=> "mille", "million"=>"million",
"separator"=>"", "minus"=>"moins");
echo 'Il y a actuellement '. int_to_words(-120223456) . ' membres connectés.<br>';