/**
* 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.