AFAIK ext/mysqli returns string in case the int value is too big to fit into 32 bits.
After that it's up to the user to decide what to do -> cast to float or use bcmath .
That will probably work for returning field values in a result set, the particular problem I am looking at is a function that is defined as returning an integer, but which could potentially contain a 64 bit value.
Is any work being done on handling THAT potential time bomb?
You could use a 64bit machine :)
Andi
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