- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = (int)2 ** 63 -1;
$b = 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF;
var_dump(($a == $b) === true);
var_dump((int)2 ** 63 -1); // -9.2233720368548E+18
var_dump((float) 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF); // 9223372036854775807
var_dump((0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF == (2 ** 63 -1)) === true); // 9223372036854775807 === -9223372036854800000 // sure why not