New Functions

PHP 5.3 introduced some new functions:

PHP Core:

• array_replace - Replaces elements from passed arrays into one array.
• array_replace_recursive - Recursively replaces elements from passed arrays into one array.
• class_alias - Creates an alias for a user defined class.
• forward_static_call - Call a user function from a method context.
• forward_static_call_array - Call a user function from a method context, with the arguments contained in an array.
• gc_collect_cycles - Forces collection of any existing garbage cycles.
• gc_disable - Deactivates the circular reference collector.
• gc_enable - Activates the circular reference collector.
• gc_enabled - Returns the status of the circular reference collector.
• get_called_class - Return the name of the class a static method is called in.
• gethostname - Return the current host name for the local machine.
• header_remove - Removes an HTTP header previously set using the header function.
• lcfirst - Make a string's first character lowercase.
• parse_ini_string - Parse a configuration string.
• quoted_printable_encode - Convert an 8 bit string to a quoted-printable string.
• str_getcsv - Parse a CSV string into an array.
• stream_context_set_default - Set the default stream context.
• stream_supports_lock - Return TRUE if the stream supports locking.
• stream_context_get_params - Retrieve parameters from a stream context.
• streamWrapper::stream_cast - Retrieve the underlying stream resource.
• streamWrapper::stream_set_option - Change stream options

Date/Time:

• date_add - Adds an amount of days, months, years, hours, minutes and seconds to a DateTime object.
• date_create_from_format - Returns a new DateTime object formatted according to the given format.
• date_diff - Returns the difference between two DateTime objects.
• date_get_last_errors - Returns the warnings and errors from the last date/time operation.
• date_parse_from_format - Get information about a given date.
• date_sub - Subtracts an amount of days, months, years, hours, minutes and seconds from a DateTime object.
• timezone_version_get - Returns the version of the timezonedb.

GMP:

• gmp_testbit - Tests whether a bit is set.

Hash:

• hash_copy - Copy hashing context.

IMAP:

• imap_gc - Clears IMAP cache.
• imap_utf8_to_mutf7 - Encode a UTF-8 string to modified UTF-7.
• imap_mutf7_to_utf8 - Decode a modified UTF-7 string to UTF-8.

JSON:

• json_last_error - Returns the last JSON error that occurred.

MySQL Improved:

• mysqli_fetch_all - Fetches all result rows as an associative array, a numeric array, or both.
• mysqli_get_connection_stats - Returns statistics about the client connection.
• mysqli_poll - Poll connections.
• mysqli_reap_async_query - Get result from async query.

OpenSSL:

• openssl_random_pseudo_bytes - Returns a string of the given length specified, filled with pseudo-random bytes.

PCNTL:

• pcntl_signal_dispatch - Calls signal handlers for pending signals.
• pcntl_sigprocmask - Sets and retrieves blocked signals.
• pcntl_sigtimedwait - Wait for signals with a timeout.
• pcntl_sigwaitinfo - Wait for signals.

PCRE:

• preg_filter - Perform a regular expression search and replace, returning only results which matched the pattern.

Semaphore:

• msg_queue_exists - Check whether a message queue exists.
• shm_has_var - Checks whether a specific key exists inside a shared memory segment.

The following functions are now natively implemented, making them available on all operating systems which can run PHP:

• acosh
• asinh
• atanh
• expm1
• log1p