* PHP 4.1.2 compatibility fix: define floatval() equivalent if missing

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2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 5147e1b35979..f94aecf1d881 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ of MediaWiki:Newpagetext) to &action=edit, if page is new.
 * Undo inconsistent editing behavior change
 * (bug 2835) Back out fix for bug 2802, caused regressions in category sort
 * (bug 2866) Revert experimental, non-cross-platform sortable table hack
+* PHP 4.1.2 compatibility fix: define floatval() equivalent if missing
 
 
 === Caveats ===
diff --git a/includes/GlobalFunctions.php b/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
index 939c9ea3dfcb..07e7750c0d62 100644
--- a/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
+++ b/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'mb_substr' ) ) {
 	}
 }
 
+if( !function_exists( 'floatval' ) ) {
+	/**
+	 * First defined in PHP 4.2.0
+	 * @param mixed $var;
+	 * @return float
+	 */
+	function floatval( $var ) {
+		return (float)$var;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Where as we got a random seed
  * @var bool $wgTotalViews