Re: cvs: php4(PHP_4_3) / php.ini-dist php.ini-recommended /ext/standard var.c /ext/standard/tests/serialize bug23298.phpt /main main.c
php_globals.h

Good to see these changes. > +; When floats & doubles are serialized store serialize_precision significant > +; digits after the floating point. The default value ensures that when floats > +; are decoded with unserialize, the data will remain the same. Nevertheless, this is a wrong assumption as I already told you in private email. You lose bits of information during every single fp<->base 10 conversion, regardless of how many digits are stored. Applications which assume that a serialized float can be unserialized without loss of precision are flawed. It's as simple as that. The default precision should be at most 20 -- that's nearer to the old default precision (12) and still inhibits the information loss quite a bit. - Sascha