[RFC] PDO Float Type

Hi, The PDO extension does not have a type to represent floating point values. The current recommended practice is to use PDO::PARAM_STR. I had poked at this topic in an earlier thread: https://externals.io/thread/551 There was some hesitation about how complicated this would be to implement. After looking through each of the supported drivers, it seems like it would actually be a fairly light lift. In some cases, switching PDO::PARAM_STR for a new float type constant will save a type cast and have the same results. I wrote up a proposal here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pdo_float_type I tried to be as thorough as possible in understanding the impact on each supported driver. I'd appreciate any feedback on this concept as well as its impact on drivers. Thanks, Adam