How can the ceil function be used to find the next multiple of a specified number in PHP, such as determining the next inspection interval?

To find the next multiple of a specified number using the ceil function in PHP, you can divide the number you want to find the multiple of by the specified number, then use the ceil function to round up to the nearest whole number. Finally, multiply the specified number by the result to get the next multiple. 

$specifiedNumber = 10; // The number for which you want to find the next multiple
$interval = 3; // The specified number to find the multiple of

$nextMultiple = ceil($specifiedNumber / $interval) * $interval;

echo "The next multiple of $interval for $specifiedNumber is: $nextMultiple";

Keywords

ceil function multiple specified number inspection interval

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