If you have a number as a string is_int() won’t work. This will most probably clear your doubt.

<?php
var_dump(is_int(12));
var_dump(is_int("12"));
?>

Output:

bool(true)
bool(false)

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<?php
var_dump(is_numeric(56));
var_dump(is_numeric("56"));
?>

Output:

bool(true)
bool(true)

Happy Programming,