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Doc Bug #40206 should note that mysql functions all fetch strings, not corresponding data type
Submitted: 2007-01-23 10:22 UTC Modified: 2007-03-25 10:52 UTC
From: stepheneliotdewey at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-01-23 10:22 UTC] stepheneliotdewey at gmail dot com 
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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.

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 [2007-03-25 10:52 UTC] vrana@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better.

"Returns an array of strings"
 
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