ID: 7568
Updated by: helly@php.net
Reported By: simon at comsys dot ntu-kpi dot kiev dot ua
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
-Operating System: FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE
+Operating System: *
PHP Version: 4.0.3pl1
New Comment:
PHP is a weak typed language and only supports int and double which are
system dependant. If you must ensure a hughe number range then take
bcmath as suggested.
Previous Comments:
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[2003-07-17 16:20:43] tomer at parity-bit dot com
Use the bcmath extension if you have it.
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[2000-11-01 06:44:56] simon at comsys dot ntu-kpi dot kiev dot ua
Is it possible to add support of 64-bit integers (signed and unsigned)
and 32-bit unsigned integers to PHP?
I use MySQL with BIGINT UNSIGNED fields and it's impossible to read
such values from database (I can read them, but can't operate with
them). I can't just convert returned string to integers because size of
integers in PHP is limmited to 32-bit, and last bit is used for sign. I
can write my own functions to work with 64-bit unsigned integers but it
should do PHP itself.
Another problem is 32-bit integers. They always are signed integers and
it is also hard to work with INT UNSDIGNED fields in database.
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