Most Popular Functions

[TheGoldenShogun]

here we go, I don't know if this is a good poll or not but I was just curious to find out what is your most used php function (non-db). we all can say mysql_query or something like that (depending on your db of choice) but what regular function to you pretty much plan your code around? my vote is for explode, I couldn't live without that function.

oh yeah, if you got something that aint up there, yell at me and let me know.

[The Hobo]

I never really pay attention to what my most used function is, so I'll just vote for the one I find most usefull.

[CornedBee]

echo and print...

I voted str_replace too.

[TheGoldenShogun]

i was thinking about adding echo and print but those are sort of required for any php program to run and display information so of course those are the most commonly used. I'm asking other than those functions echo, print and the db functions, what do you most commonly use.

[CornedBee]

Actually not:

<?php
$myvar = "<strong>Hello, World!</strong>";
?>

<?= $myvar ?>

[The Hobo]

echo and print are not functions, they are language constructs.

[phpman]

Originally posted by CornedBee
Actually not:

<?php
$myvar = "<strong>Hello, World!</strong>";
?>

<?= $myvar ?>

and yes, the = sign is shorthand for echo, and you are not suppose to use that as well as it is deprecated

This short syntax only works with the short_open_tag configuration setting enabled.

[CornedBee]

Since when deprecated?

[phpman]

well, not really deprected but goes against the standard. (if you go by that) :P

[mendhak]

Call me immature/destructive mind, but what does the "explode" function do?

[CornedBee]

It splits a string into an array of substrings.
i.e. it does the opposite of implode/join.

[phpman]

also GoldenShogun, session_register shouldn't even be in that list, it is deprecated and shouldn't be used.

also I have never used substr_count or sprintf, printf a few times but no need to. and hardly ever use implode.

you don't even have the most common up there.

addslashes and stripslashes and htmlspecialchars are the most popular. well at least they better be in yours if you don't want hackers into your system.

[CornedBee]

htmlentities and nl2br

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by CornedBee
htmlentities and nl2br

I know nl2br() exists and I know what it does. But for the life of me, I always forget about it and use str_replace()...

So as soon as I can remember to use it, it'll probably be at the top of my list.

[CornedBee]

Do you at least replace to "<br />"?

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by CornedBee
Do you at least replace to "<br />"?

No. If I am producing a webpage in HTML 4.01, why should I use XHTML standards?

[CornedBee]

Go for XHTML then...