#40206 [NEW]: should note that mysql functions all fetch strings, not corresponding data type

From: stepheneliotdewey at gmail dot com Operating system: irrelevant PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: should note that mysql functions all fetch strings, not corresponding data type Description: ------------ You should note in your documentation that the MySQL and MySQLi extensions all return strings, not the corresponding data types. E.g., if you pull out a column that is an integer column in MySQL, it will still be represented as a string in PHP, not an integer. I think adding this simple statement would help users a lot. I will add this as a user note on one of the pages, but this should be mentioned with the functions like mysqli_fetch_row, mysqli_fetch_assoc, etc. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40206&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40206&r=mysqlcfg