From:             admin at rubas dot net
Operating system: Linux 2.4.xx and 2.6.xx
PHP version:      4.3.4
PHP Bug Type:     Math related
Bug description:  inaccurate arithmetic calculations

Description:
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Sample Code:

<?php

$resultA = ((6 * 5.95) - (5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95));



$resultB = ((7 * 5.95) - (5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 +
5.95));



echo "Result A: ".$resultA."\n";

echo "Result B: ".$resultB."\n";



?>



Output:

Result A: 0

Result B: -7.105427357601E-15



Reproduced with:

PHP 4.3.4

PHP 4.3.3

PHP 4.3.2







Reproduce code:
---------------
Sample Code:

<?php

$resultA = ((6 * 5.95) - (5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95));



$resultB = ((7 * 5.95) - (5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 + 5.95 +
5.95));



echo "Result A: ".$resultA."\n";

echo "Result B: ".$resultB."\n";



?>

Expected result:
----------------
Result A: 0

Result B: 0

Actual result:
--------------
Result A: 0

Result B: -7.105427357601E-15

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Fixed in CVS:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=alreadyfixed
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Need Reproduce Script:      http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=needscript
Try newer version:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=support
Expected behavior:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=notwrong
Not enough info:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=php3
Daylight Savings:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=dst
IIS Stability:              http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=isapi
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Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27733&r=float

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