<?php
//Use the exemple below to convert Scientific Notation to float/decimal on PHP:
echo sprintf('%f', floatval('-1.0E-5'));//default 6 decimal places
echo sprintf('%.8f', floatval('-1.0E-5'));//force 8 decimal places
echo rtrim(sprintf('%f',floatval(-1.0E-5)),'0');//remove trailing zeros
?>