note 92203 added to function.fread

Binary file problem: I'd like to save some float values on file and read it. <?php //PHP Version 5.2.6-3 $valor = 12.5; settype($valor,"float"); //… writing … $ptrarq = fopen("./teste.bin", "wb"); fwrite($ptrarq, $valor); fclose($ptrarq); //... reading … $ptrarq = fopen("./teste.bin", "rb"); $valor = fread($ptrarq,filesize("./teste.bin")); fclose($ptrarq); echo gettype($valor); // it print "string" ?> Why we cannot to get well a "float" or "double" value? ---- Server IP: 187.16.23.134 Probable Submitter: 200.201.30.194 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/92203 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92203 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/92203 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php