Convert English numbers to Arabic numerals

Question

How can i convert English numbers being retrieved from the database to Arabic numeral symbols in PHP.

EDIT: Here\'re some examples of what Arabic numerals look like.

Answer 1

Arabic Numbers:

function to_arabic_number($number)
{
    $number = str_replace("1","۱",$number);
    $number = str_replace("2","۲",$number);
    $number = str_replace("3","۳",$number);
    $number = str_replace("4","٤",$number);
    $number = str_replace("5","٥",$number);
    $number = str_replace("6","٦",$number);
    $number = str_replace("7","۷",$number);
    $number = str_replace("8","۸",$number);
    $number = str_replace("9","۹",$number);
    $number = str_replace("0","۰",$number);
    return $number;
}

Persian Numbers:

function to_persian_number($number)
{
    $number = str_replace("1","۱",$number);
    $number = str_replace("2","۲",$number);
    $number = str_replace("3","۳",$number);
    $number = str_replace("4","۴",$number);
    $number = str_replace("5","۵",$number);
    $number = str_replace("6","۶",$number);
    $number = str_replace("7","۷",$number);
    $number = str_replace("8","۸",$number);
    $number = str_replace("9","۹",$number);
    $number = str_replace("0","۰",$number);
    return $number;
}