Bug #10313 Updated: ROUND inconsistency

ID: 10313 Updated by: derick Reported By: faxguy@deanox.com Old-Status: Open Status: Closed Bug Type: *Math Functions PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 Assigned To: Comments: This isn't a bug. PHP uses the underlying C library to round, and all known C library's do this the same. Actually, you are reporting a bug for MySQL, so please ask on there bug list for this. Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-04-12 22:20:44] faxguy@deanox.com Using MySQL 3.23.32 on RedHat Linux 7.0... MySQL's ROUND function rounds 5 up when the preceding digit is odd and down when the preceding digit is even. mysql> select round(1.5); +------------+ | round(1.5) | +------------+ | 2 | +------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select round(2.5); +------------+ | round(2.5) | +------------+ | 2 | +------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) I think that this is technically the correct behavior, scientifically, anyway. However, this is not the common "lay-man's" method of rounding, which is to always round 5 up, as exhibited by PHP-4.0.4pl1... <? echo round(1.5); ?> <br> <? echo round(2.5); ?> Apache 1.3.14 output for this is: 2 3 This discrepancy causes a difficulty in programming PHP and MySQL together, for example, because all of the rounding must be done in either PHP or MySQL but not both partially unless you want conflicting data. I would like to see MySQL ROUND() syntax expand to be ROUND(X,D,M) where optional M value indicates the method of rounding, the default being the current method. I would also like to see PHP round() syntax expand to be double round (double val [, int precision] [, char method]) where the optional method value indicates the method of rounding, the default being the current method. Thanks. Lee Howard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=10313&edit=2