mysql float field with value of 25 comes into php as string '250'

[pixeltierra]

Like I said, I have a mysql float field with value of 25 that comes into php as string '250'. I want to do a calculation with this value, which actually represents a price. The mysql field is a float, with no precision specified.

Obviously $250 is different than $25. I'd rather not do type conversion on this field, to completely avoid any type conversion errors/quirks so I want it to come as a number automatically to php.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong or how to fix it. Ann suggestions?

[pixeltierra]

Never mind. I fixed the issue. It seems the problem was me!

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