Currency signs "$" using a php template

[Anon]

ok,
new to this, but I am running a php template, where all I have to do is input text. (its used for an article database) In some of the articles, I have to use a $ (dollar) sign.

Now this is the interesting part.... an example of a recent line in one of my articles is where I have used -- $100 Million Dollars --- what prints is just -- 0 million dollars . Another example is where I have $5,000 and what prints is ,000

Being that I need to use a $ sign ocassionaly, how do I escape it from looking for a variable, and just print it in the context I need as a currency sign?

Thanks to all that can help

[Anon]

New to this too, but I believe you would use \, as this seems to be the standard.

i.e. \$100

[Anon]

Carl, I did try that before I posted the message, but forgot to mention it. That does put the "$" in but it also prints the "\"

ex.. \$100 million