PDO MySQL: Use PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES or not?

Question

This is what I\'ve read so far about PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES:

1. PDO\'s prepare emulation is better for performance since MySQL\'s native prepare bypasses the

Answer 1

For the record

PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES=true

It could generate a nasty side effect. It could return int values as string.

PHP 7.4, pdo with mysqlnd.

Running a query with PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES=true

Column : id
Type :integer
Value : 1

Running a query with PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES=false

Column : id
Type :string
Value : "1"

In any case, decimal values are always returned a string, regardless of the configuration :-(