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Confusing Data Types for Runtime Configuration

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Description

From manual page: https://php.net/errorfunc.configuration

I am unsure what to make of the data types for the different runtime options. In the table, most ints are shown as strings with double quotes: "0", but the description further down shows a different data type for some settings, for example log_errors bool, while others seem to be a string as expected: display_errors string. As ini_get() always returns a string or false, it is not possible to actually check the datatype of the setting.
I hope I did not miss something very obvious, but this seems contradictory to me.

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Start with the errorfunc.configuration manual page linked in the issue, then compare the runtime-option table with the later descriptions and the stated ini_get() return behavior. Done means the documented data types and explanation no longer appear contradictory.

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Tech stack
php
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
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