List of Function Aliases

There are quite a few functions in PHP which you can call with more than one name. In some cases there is no preferred name among the multiple ones, is_int() and is_integer() are equally good for example. However there are functions which changed names because of an API cleanup or some other reason and the old names are only kept as aliases for backward compatibility. It is usually a bad idea to use these kind of aliases, as they may be bound to obsolescence or renaming, which will lead to unportable script. This list is provided to help those who want to upgrade their old scripts to newer syntax.

Aliases

Alias	Master function	Extension used
_	gettext()	Gettext
add	swfmovie_add()	Ming (flash)
add	swfsprite_add()	Ming (flash)
addaction	swfbutton_addAction()	Ming (flash)
addcolor	swfdisplayitem_addColor()	Ming (flash)
addentry	swfgradient_addEntry()	Ming (flash)
addfill	swfshape_addfill()	Ming (flash)
addshape	swfbutton_addShape()	Ming (flash)
addstring	swftext_addString()	Ming (flash)
addstring	swftextfield_addString()	Ming (flash)
align	swftextfield_align()	Ming (flash)
chop	rtrim()	Base syntax
close	closedir()	Base syntax
com_get	com_propget()	COM
com_propset	com_propput()	COM
com_set	com_propput()	COM
die	exit()	Miscellaneous functions
diskfreespace	disk_free_space()	Filesystem
doubleval	floatval()	Base syntax
drawarc	swfshape_drawarc()	Ming (flash)
drawcircle	swfshape_drawcircle()	Ming (flash)
drawcubic	swfshape_drawcubic()	Ming (flash)
drawcubicto	swfshape_drawcubicto()	Ming (flash)
drawcurve	swfshape_drawcurve()	Ming (flash)
drawcurveto	swfshape_drawcurveto()	Ming (flash)
drawglyph	swfshape_drawglyph()	Ming (flash)
drawline	swfshape_drawline()	Ming (flash)
drawlineto	swfshape_drawlineto()	Ming (flash)
fbsql	fbsql_db_query()	FrontBase
fputs	fwrite()	Base syntax
getascent	swffont_getAscent()	Ming (flash)
getascent	swftext_getAscent()	Ming (flash)
getdescent	swffont_getDescent()	Ming (flash)
getdescent	swftext_getDescent()	Ming (flash)
getheight	swfbitmap_getHeight()	Ming (flash)
getleading	swffont_getLeading()	Ming (flash)
getleading	swftext_getLeading()	Ming (flash)
getshape1	swfmorph_getShape1()	Ming (flash)
getshape2	swfmorph_getShape2()	Ming (flash)
getwidth	swfbitmap_getWidth()	Ming (flash)
getwidth	swffont_getWidth()	Ming (flash)
getwidth	swftext_getWidth()	Ming (flash)
gzputs	gzwrite()	Zlib
i18n_convert	mb_convert_encoding()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_discover_encoding	mb_detect_encoding()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_http_input	mb_http_input()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_http_output	mb_http_output()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_internal_encoding	mb_internal_encoding()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_ja_jp_hantozen	mb_convert_kana()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_mime_header_decode	mb_decode_mimeheader()	Multi-bytes Strings
i18n_mime_header_encode	mb_encode_mimeheader()	Multi-bytes Strings
imap_create	imap_createmailbox()	IMAP
imap_fetchtext	imap_body()	IMAP
imap_getmailboxes	imap_list_full()	IMAP
imap_getsubscribed	imap_lsub_full()	IMAP
imap_header	imap_headerinfo()	IMAP
imap_listmailbox	imap_list()	IMAP
imap_listsubscribed	imap_lsub()	IMAP
imap_rename	imap_renamemailbox()	IMAP
imap_scan	imap_listscan()	IMAP
imap_scanmailbox	imap_listscan()	IMAP
ini_alter	ini_set()	Base syntax
is_double	is_float()	Base syntax
is_integer	is_int()	Base syntax
is_long	is_int()	Base syntax
is_real	is_float()	Base syntax
is_writeable	is_writable()	Base syntax
join	implode()	Base syntax
key_exists	array_key_exists()	Base syntax
labelframe	swfmovie_labelFrame()	Ming (flash)
labelframe	swfsprite_labelFrame()	Ming (flash)
ldap_close	ldap_unbind()	LDAP
magic_quotes_runtime	set_magic_quotes_runtime()	Base syntax
mbstrcut	mb_strcut()	Multi-bytes Strings
mbstrlen	mb_strlen()	Multi-bytes Strings
mbstrpos	mb_strpos()	Multi-bytes Strings
mbstrrpos	mb_strrpos()	Multi-bytes Strings
mbsubstr	mb_substr()	Multi-bytes Strings
ming_setcubicthreshold	ming_setCubicThreshold()	Ming (flash)
ming_setscale	ming_setScale()	Ming (flash)
move	swfdisplayitem_move()	Ming (flash)
movepen	swfshape_movepen()	Ming (flash)
movepento	swfshape_movepento()	Ming (flash)
moveto	swfdisplayitem_moveTo()	Ming (flash)
moveto	swffill_moveTo()	Ming (flash)
moveto	swftext_moveTo()	Ming (flash)
msql	msql_db_query()	mSQL
msql_createdb	msql_create_db()	mSQL
msql_dbname	msql_result()	mSQL
msql_dropdb	msql_drop_db()	mSQL
msql_fieldflags	msql_field_flags()	mSQL
msql_fieldlen	msql_field_len()	mSQL
msql_fieldname	msql_field_name()	mSQL
msql_fieldtable	msql_field_table()	mSQL
msql_fieldtype	msql_field_type()	mSQL
msql_freeresult	msql_free_result()	mSQL
msql_listdbs	msql_list_dbs()	mSQL
msql_listfields	msql_list_fields()	mSQL
msql_listtables	msql_list_tables()	mSQL
msql_numfields	msql_num_fields()	mSQL
msql_numrows	msql_num_rows()	mSQL
msql_regcase	sql_regcase()	mSQL
msql_selectdb	msql_select_db()	mSQL
msql_tablename	msql_result()	mSQL
mssql_affected_rows	sybase_affected_rows()	Sybase
mssql_affected_rows	sybase_affected_rows()	Sybase
mssql_close	sybase_close()	Sybase
mssql_close	sybase_close()	Sybase
mssql_connect	sybase_connect()	Sybase
mssql_connect	sybase_connect()	Sybase
mssql_data_seek	sybase_data_seek()	Sybase
mssql_data_seek	sybase_data_seek()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_array	sybase_fetch_array()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_array	sybase_fetch_array()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_field	sybase_fetch_field()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_field	sybase_fetch_field()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_object	sybase_fetch_object()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_object	sybase_fetch_object()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_row	sybase_fetch_row()	Sybase
mssql_fetch_row	sybase_fetch_row()	Sybase
mssql_field_seek	sybase_field_seek()	Sybase
mssql_field_seek	sybase_field_seek()	Sybase
mssql_free_result	sybase_free_result()	Sybase
mssql_free_result	sybase_free_result()	Sybase
mssql_get_last_message	sybase_get_last_message()	Sybase
mssql_get_last_message	sybase_get_last_message()	Sybase
mssql_min_client_severity	sybase_min_client_severity()	Sybase
mssql_min_error_severity	sybase_min_error_severity()	Sybase
mssql_min_message_severity	sybase_min_message_severity()	Sybase
mssql_min_server_severity	sybase_min_server_severity()	Sybase
mssql_num_fields	sybase_num_fields()	Sybase
mssql_num_fields	sybase_num_fields()	Sybase
mssql_num_rows	sybase_num_rows()	Sybase
mssql_num_rows	sybase_num_rows()	Sybase
mssql_pconnect	sybase_pconnect()	Sybase
mssql_pconnect	sybase_pconnect()	Sybase
mssql_query	sybase_query()	Sybase
mssql_query	sybase_query()	Sybase
mssql_result	sybase_result()	Sybase
mssql_result	sybase_result()	Sybase
mssql_select_db	sybase_select_db()	Sybase
mssql_select_db	sybase_select_db()	Sybase
multcolor	swfdisplayitem_multColor()	Ming (flash)
mysql	mysql_db_query()	MySQL
mysql_createdb	mysql_create_db()	MySQL
mysql_db_name	mysql_result()	MySQL
mysql_dbname	mysql_result()	MySQL
mysql_dropdb	mysql_drop_db()	MySQL
mysql_fieldflags	mysql_field_flags()	MySQL
mysql_fieldlen	mysql_field_len()	MySQL
mysql_fieldname	mysql_field_name()	MySQL
mysql_fieldtable	mysql_field_table()	MySQL
mysql_fieldtype	mysql_field_type()	MySQL
mysql_freeresult	mysql_free_result()	MySQL
mysql_listdbs	mysql_list_dbs()	MySQL
mysql_listfields	mysql_list_fields()	MySQL
mysql_listtables	mysql_list_tables()	MySQL
mysql_numfields	mysql_num_fields()	MySQL
mysql_numrows	mysql_num_rows()	MySQL
mysql_selectdb	mysql_select_db()	MySQL
mysql_tablename	mysql_result()	MySQL
nextframe	swfmovie_nextFrame()	Ming (flash)
nextframe	swfsprite_nextFrame()	Ming (flash)
ociassignelem	OCI-Collection::assignElem	OCI8
ocibindbyname	oci_bind_by_name()	OCI8
ocicancel	oci_cancel()	OCI8
ocicloselob	OCI-Lob::close	OCI8
ocicollappend	OCI-Collection::append	OCI8
ocicollassign	OCI-Collection::assign	OCI8
ocicollmax	OCI-Collection::max	OCI8
ocicollsize	OCI-Collection::size	OCI8
ocicolltrim	OCI-Collection::trim	OCI8
ocicolumnisnull	oci_field_is_null()	OCI8
ocicolumnname	oci_field_name()	OCI8
ocicolumnprecision	oci_field_precision()	OCI8
ocicolumnscale	oci_field_scale()	OCI8
ocicolumnsize	oci_field_size()	OCI8
ocicolumntype	oci_field_type()	OCI8
ocicolumntyperaw	oci_field_type_raw()	OCI8
ocicommit	oci_commit()	OCI8
ocidefinebyname	oci_define_by_name()	OCI8
ocierror	oci_error()	OCI8
ociexecute	oci_execute()	OCI8
ocifetch	oci_fetch()	OCI8
ocifetchinto	oci_fetch_array(), oci_fetch_row(), oci_fetch_assoc(), oci_fetch_object()	OCI8
ocifetchstatement	oci_fetch_all()	OCI8
ocifreecollection	OCI-Collection::free	OCI8
ocifreecursor	oci_free_statement()	OCI8
ocifreedesc	oci_free_descriptor()	OCI8
ocifreestatement	oci_free_statement()	OCI8
ocigetelem	OCI-Collection::getElem	OCI8
ociinternaldebug	oci_internal_debug()	OCI8
ociloadlob	OCI-Lob::load	OCI8
ocilogon	oci_connect()	OCI8
ocinewcollection	oci_new_collection()	OCI8
ocinewcursor	oci_new_cursor()	OCI8
ocinewdescriptor	oci_new_descriptor()	OCI8
ocinlogon	oci_new_connect()	OCI8
ocinumcols	oci_num_fields()	OCI8
ociparse	oci_parse()	OCI8
ocipasswordchange	oci_password_change()	OCI8
ociplogon	oci_pconnect()	OCI8
ociresult	oci_result()	OCI8
ocirollback	oci_rollback()	OCI8
ocisavelob	OCI-Lob::save	OCI8
ocisavelobfile	OCI-Lob::import	OCI8
ociserverversion	oci_server_version()	OCI8
ocisetprefetch	oci_set_prefetch()	OCI8
ocistatementtype	oci_statement_type()	OCI8
ociwritelobtofile	OCI-Lob::export	OCI8
ociwritetemporarylob	OCI-Lob::writeTemporary	OCI8
odbc_do	odbc_exec()	ODBC
odbc_field_precision	odbc_field_len()	ODBC
output	swfmovie_output()	Ming (flash)
pdf_add_outline	pdf_add_bookmark()	PDF
pg_clientencoding	pg_client_encoding()	PostgreSQL
pg_setclientencoding	pg_set_client_encoding()	PostgreSQL
pos	current()	Base syntax
recode	recode_string()	Recode
remove	swfmovie_remove()	Ming (flash)
remove	swfsprite_remove()	Ming (flash)
rewind	rewinddir()	Base syntax
rotate	swfdisplayitem_rotate()	Ming (flash)
rotateto	swfdisplayitem_rotateTo()	Ming (flash)
rotateto	swffill_rotateTo()	Ming (flash)
save	swfmovie_save()	Ming (flash)
savetofile	swfmovie_saveToFile()	Ming (flash)
scale	swfdisplayitem_scale()	Ming (flash)
scaleto	swfdisplayitem_scaleTo()	Ming (flash)
scaleto	swffill_scaleTo()	Ming (flash)
setaction	swfbutton_setAction()	Ming (flash)
setbackground	swfmovie_setBackground()	Ming (flash)
setbounds	swftextfield_setBounds()	Ming (flash)
setcolor	swftext_setColor()	Ming (flash)
setcolor	swftextfield_setColor()	Ming (flash)
setdepth	swfdisplayitem_setDepth()	Ming (flash)
setdimension	swfmovie_setDimension()	Ming (flash)
setdown	swfbutton_setDown()	Ming (flash)
setfont	swftext_setFont()	Ming (flash)
setfont	swftextfield_setFont()	Ming (flash)
setframes	swfmovie_setFrames()	Ming (flash)
setframes	swfsprite_setFrames()	Ming (flash)
setheight	swftext_setHeight()	Ming (flash)
setheight	swftextfield_setHeight()	Ming (flash)
sethit	swfbutton_setHit()	Ming (flash)
setindentation	swftextfield_setIndentation()	Ming (flash)
setleftfill	swfshape_setleftfill()	Ming (flash)
setleftmargin	swftextfield_setLeftMargin()	Ming (flash)
setline	swfshape_setline()	Ming (flash)
setlinespacing	swftextfield_setLineSpacing()	Ming (flash)
setmargins	swftextfield_setMargins()	Ming (flash)
setmatrix	swfdisplayitem_setMatrix()	Ming (flash)
setname	swfdisplayitem_setName()	Ming (flash)
setname	swftextfield_setName()	Ming (flash)
setover	swfbutton_setOver()	Ming (flash)
setrate	swfmovie_setRate()	Ming (flash)
setratio	swfdisplayitem_setRatio()	Ming (flash)
setrightfill	swfshape_setrightfill()	Ming (flash)
setrightmargin	swftextfield_setRightMargin()	Ming (flash)
setspacing	swftext_setSpacing()	Ming (flash)
setup	swfbutton_setUp()	Ming (flash)
show_source	highlight_file()	Base syntax
sizeof	count()	Base syntax
skewx	swfdisplayitem_skewX()	Ming (flash)
skewxto	swfdisplayitem_skewXTo()	Ming (flash)
skewxto	swffill_skewXTo()	Ming (flash)
skewy	swfdisplayitem_skewY()	Ming (flash)
skewyto	swfdisplayitem_skewYTo()	Ming (flash)
skewyto	swffill_skewYTo()	Ming (flash)
snmpwalkoid	snmprealwalk()	SNMP
strchr	strstr()	Base syntax
streammp3	swfmovie_streamMp3()	Ming (flash)
swfaction	swfaction_init()	Ming (flash)
swfbitmap	swfbitmap_init()	Ming (flash)
swfbutton	swfbutton_init()	Ming (flash)
swffill	swffill_init()	Ming (flash)
swffont	swffont_init()	Ming (flash)
swfgradient	swfgradient_init()	Ming (flash)
swfmorph	swfmorph_init()	Ming (flash)
swfmovie	swfmovie_init()	Ming (flash)
swfshape	swfshape_init()	Ming (flash)
swfsprite	swfsprite_init()	Ming (flash)
swftext	swftext_init()	Ming (flash)
swftextfield	swftextfield_init()	Ming (flash)
xptr_new_context	xpath_new_context()