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Convert a number to a position / ranking

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Convert an number to a position / ranking. 1 becomes 1st, 2 becomes 2nd, etc...

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function numberToPlace($number) {		
 
	if(!is_numeric($number)) return false;		
	$number = intval($number);		
	$lastNumber = substr($number, -1);
	$lastTwo = substr($number, -2);	
 
	$append = ($lastNumber == '1' && $lastTwo != 11) ? 'st' : (($lastNumber == '2' && $lastTwo != 12) ? 'nd' : (($lastNumber == '3' && $lastTwo != 13) ? 'rd' : 'th'));
 
	return $number . $append;	
}