How can I have a 64-bit integer in PHP?

Native 64-bit integers require 64-bit hardware AND the 64-bit version of PHP.

On 32-bit hardware:

$ php -r 'echo PHP_INT_MAX;'
2147483647

On 64-bit hardware:

$ php -r 'echo PHP_INT_MAX;'
9223372036854775807

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