The "%" is called the Modulus operator.  It is very briefly explained in the PHP 
manual in table 11-2.

In your example, $mod = $a % $b  ==> $mod = 0.8

It is a very easy operator to use.

Doug


On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:04:39 +0200, Alain Barthélemy wrote:

>Hello,
>
>If you have
>
>$a = 24;
>$b = 5;
>
>and
>
>$c = $a/$b;
>
>===> $c = 4.8
>
>To retrieve the .8 (reste in french) I saw instruction:
>
>$a%$b
>
>Where can I find a manual for this '%' operator? Of course I already looked in
>all the Php manuals (operators, etc ...).
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>
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