Re: [PHP] Field type for american money

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> Shawn McKenzie wrote:
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>> Waynn Lue wrote:
>>
>>> For mysql, it's better to use int and then store it in cents (or
>>> micros) so you can use all integer operations instead of float ones.
>>>
>>>
>> To each his own.  Speed or otherwise I don't see a difference between:
>>
>> $total = 19.95 + 3.99; //shipping
>>
>> and
>>
>> $total = 1995 + 399; //shipping
>>
>> Except with the ints you have to format them for display.
>>
>
> You have to format the floats too:
>
> <?php
>
>    $total = 5.55 + 9.35;
>    echo $total."\n";
>
> ?>
>

Oh, I didn't mean speed within PHP, I meant for mysql operations.  I'm not
sure how PHP handles int vs. float operations (though int is usually faster
than float for other languages, isn't it?).