| php Programming Glossary: floatsPHP - Serialize floating points http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1109545/php-serialize-floating-points  Serialize floating points  I am generating 10 random floats between 6 and 8 all for good reason and writing them to a mysql.. serialize the data if I just output the array I do get the floats to one decimal. Here is my code function random_float min max.. human reading and thus the value will be rounded to what floats can provide in accuracy about 6 decimal places for 32 bit and.. 
 Sorting a php array of arrays by custom order http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11145393/sorting-a-php-array-of-arrays-by-custom-order  return value of the function will be negative a is less so floats to the top . If a 'id' comes after b 'id' then the function.. 
 Why is the last number (1) printed? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18646003/why-is-the-last-number-1-printed  How to solve this Well one radical approach is using not floats but integers in similar situations. It's easy to notice that.. 
 How do i get out of the habit of procedural programming and into object oriented programming? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1870177/how-do-i-get-out-of-the-habit-of-procedural-programming-and-into-object-oriented  oriented mind set First you have bytes chars integers and floats. Then your programme starts being cluttered with all kinds of.. 
 Convert a string to a double - is this possible? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2540078/convert-a-string-to-a-double-is-this-possible  critical as these are not precise enough. E.g. adding two floats could result in something like 12.30000000001 and this error.. 
 bytes convert to float (php) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2624869/bytes-convert-to-float-php 
 PHP: find two or more numbers from a list of numbers that add up towards a given amount http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2667664/php-find-two-or-more-numbers-from-a-list-of-numbers-that-add-up-towards-a-given  I adjusted the testing program to use integers instead of floats. Direct floating point comparison is rarely the right thing.. 
 PDO::PARAM for type decimal? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2718628/pdoparam-for-type-decimal  this question   There isn't any PDO PARAM for decimals floats you'll have to use PDO PARAM_STR .  share improve this answer.. 
 PHP Math Precision http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3726721/php-math-precision  of the difference due to imprecision is for some floats a and b a b b a . This applies to any language using floats... a and b a b b a . This applies to any language using floats. See an example in Python . Since floating point are binary.. 
 PHP regex - valid float number http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3941052/php-regex-valid-float-number  improve this question   ^ d d . d This matches normal floats e.g. 3.14 shorthands for decimal part only e.g. .5 and integers.. 
 Problem with Floats! (in PHP) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4276516/problem-with-floats-in-php  with Floats in PHP  What's wrong with php floats v 5.2 3 if v 15.6 echo 'Everything is fine ' else echo 'Okay.. 
 Converting a number with comma as decimal point to float http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4325363/converting-a-number-with-comma-as-decimal-point-to-float  this format from a third party. I want to convert them to floats and add them together. What is the best way to do this number_format.. 
 If dealing with money in a float is bad, then why does money_format() do it? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4662138/if-dealing-with-money-in-a-float-is-bad-then-why-does-money-format-do-it  I'm a little confused now. All I've been told is avoid floats for money But here it is the fundamental formatting function.. 
 php integer and float comparison mismatch http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5230305/php-integer-and-float-comparison-mismatch  Amount 7299 7299 int 7299 float 7299 Now I realise that floats and int are different but given the rounding i would have expected.. in the PHP Manual Never expect anything when comparing floats. The result of round even if the precision is 0 is still a float... 
 How do I work with high precision decimals in PHP http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8485932/how-do-i-work-with-high-precision-decimals-in-php  on such high precision numbers I don't want to just use floats since that datatype can be imprecise. Thanks  php sql postgresql.. 
 mysql_query returns only string type for int/fload db type http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8852814/mysql-query-returns-only-string-type-for-int-fload-db-type  as string type even for columns that contain integers and floats. sth mysql_query selectstr rows array while r mysql_fetch_row.. 
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