ID: 43053
Comment by: daniel at fanetworks dot net
Reported By: owner at dragon-hearts dot net
Status: Verified
Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Operating System: Centos4
PHP Version: 5CVS-2007-10-25
New Comment:
I also noticed results coming as scientific notation for larger numbers
in 5.1.6.
Honestly, it should always come out in interger format with an option
to return as notation.
Having data not return in a reliable format is a serious issue.
Its like $array = array(1=>2, 3=>4); sometimes returning with a
serialized version of the array as a string instead of an actual array.
Its hard to code when data is returning in an uncontrolled format :(
Previous Comments:
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[2007-12-01 08:07:06] owner at dragon-hearts dot net
I could see it being desireable to have floats come out in normal or
scientific format so maybe a php.ini setting would be in order for this.
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[2007-11-30 22:56:22] ross at newgrounds dot com
I got bitten by this one too:
$rounded = floor(14700002 / 1000) * 1000;
in PHP 5.1.6, that yields: 14700000
in PHP 5.2.5, that yields: 1.47E+7
This is arguably acceptable behavior, but if this is the way it is, it
should be a conscious decision, and documented.
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[2007-11-25 01:22:07] owner at dragon-hearts dot net
I have something that is closer to a solution
If you replace the /zend/zend_objects.c file with the php-5.2.1 version
before compiling php it fixes it.
I have tested on php 5.2.2 and php5.2.5 (I assume versions in between
will work) and haven't noticed any ill effects but I am only configuring
with the following
./configure --disable-all --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
--prefix=/usr/local
So I don't know if any other modules will break (though I will test
later).
Since it's in the Zend folder should I report it to zend?
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[2007-11-21 17:51:20] craig at craigmayhew dot com
Theo's work around does indeed work.
sprintf() or number_format() force the number to be displayed in an
integer format.
Thanks Theo!
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[2007-11-21 17:33:32] theo at lomasdavies dot net
I am also experiencing this issue.
As a work around you can use sprintf or number_format to force it to
display correctly.
not by any means a fix, but got me out of a jam.
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