Set cost type to integer

This seems to be a remnant of when the code dealt with crypt() directly. The password_hash() function expects the cost option to be an LVAL (it does a type conversion for strings).
minor#9143 Set cost type to integer (datibbaw)

This PR was submitted for the master branch but it was merged into the 2.3 branch instead (closes #9143).

Discussion
----------

Set cost type to integer

This seems to be a remnant of when the code dealt with crypt() directly. The password_hash() function expects the cost option to be an LVAL (it does a type conversion for strings).

Commits
-------

93ec8bf Set cost type to integer
updated CHANGELOG for 2.3.5
updated VERSION for 2.3.5
Merge tag 'v2.3.5' into nonutf

created tag 2.3.5