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+--TEST--
+Test for Github issue 500
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include "skipif.inc";?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+include dirname (__FILE__) . '/config.inc';
+
+$m = new Memcached();
+$newServers = array(
+                  array(MEMC_SERVER_HOST, MEMC_SERVER_PORT),
+              );            
+$m->addServers($newServers);
+
+$m->set('floatpoint', 100.2);
+$n = $m->get('floatpoint');
+var_dump($n);
+
+$m->set('floatpoint_neg', -300.4);
+$n = $m->get('floatpoint_neg');
+var_dump($n);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+float(100.2)
+float(-300.4)