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MySQL returns strings…or does it?

I noticed an interesting fact yesterday, which pertains to my original post MySQL returns strings (if you have not read this yet, please do). The PHP function mysql_num_rows(), which returns the number of rows in a result set, I assumed would return the number of rows as a string. Since field values are [...]

MySQL returns strings

This is a feature I have run into a few times (specifically when writing the unit tests for the Mysql Package). I thought I would post my thoughts and hopefully others will be able to expand on the topic.
When querying data out of MySQL into PHP, all values arrive in PHP as strings, even if [...]

Mysql Package Released

I just wanted to officially announce that my first package is available for download.
I decided to release the Mysql Package first. This was done for three reasons.

Usefulness – After using PHP for a few days everyone inevitably wants to add a database to there repertoire. Since the most common database coupled with PHP [...]

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