/**
* Converts an integer into the alphabet base (A-Z).
*
* @param int $n This is the number to convert.
* @return string The converted number.
* @author Theriault
*
*/
function num2alpha($n) {
$r = '';
for ($i = 1; $n >= 0 && $i < 10; $i++) {
$r = chr(0x41 + ($n % pow(26, $i) / pow(26, $i - 1))) . $r;
$n -= pow(26, $i);
}
return $r;
}
/**
* Converts an alphabetic string into an integer.
*
* @param int $n This is the number to convert.
* @return string The converted number.
* @author Theriault
*
*/
function alpha2num($a) {
$r = 0;
$l = strlen($a);
for ($i = 0; $i < $l; $i++) {
$r += pow(26, $i) * (ord($a[$l - $i - 1]) - 0x40);
}
return $r - 1;
}
Thanks to Theriault.