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New Functions in php5

PHP 5 there are some new functions. Which are given below:

Arrays:

• array_combine() – Creates an array by using one array for keys and another for its values
• array_diff_uassoc() – Computes the difference of arrays with additional index check which is performed by a user supplied callback function
• array_udiff() – Computes the difference of arrays by using a callback function for data comparison
• array_udiff_assoc() – Computes the difference of arrays with additional index check. The data is compared by using a callback function
• array_udiff_uassoc() – Computes the difference of arrays with additional index check. The data is compared by using a callback function. The index check is done by a callback function also
• array_walk_recursive() – Apply a user function recursively to every member of an array
• array_uintersect_assoc() – Computes the intersection of arrays with additional index check. The data is compared by using a callback function
• array_uintersect_uassoc() – Computes the intersection of arrays with additional index check. Both the data and the indexes are compared by using separate callback functions
• array_uintersect() – Computes the intersection of arrays. The data is compared by using a callback function

InterBase:

• ibase_affected_rows() – Return the number of rows that were affected by the previous query
• ibase_backup() – Initiates a backup task in the service manager and returns immediately
• ibase_commit_ret() – Commit a transaction without closing it
• ibase_db_info() – Request statistics about a database
• ibase_drop_db() – Drops a database
• ibase_errcode() – Return an error code
• ibase_free_event_handler() – Cancels a registered event handler
• ibase_gen_id() – Increments the named generator and returns its new value
• ibase_maintain_db() – Execute a maintenance command on the database server
• ibase_name_result() – Assigns a name to a result set
• ibase_num_params() – Return the number of parameters in a prepared query
• ibase_param_info() – Return information about a parameter in a prepared query
• ibase_restore() – Initiates a restore task in the service manager and returns immediately
• ibase_rollback_ret() – Rollback transaction and retain the transaction context
• ibase_server_info() – Request statistics about a database server
• ibase_service_attach() – Connect to the service manager
• ibase_service_detach() – Disconnect from the service manager
• ibase_set_event_handler() – Register a callback function to be called when events are posted
• ibase_wait_event() – Wait for an event to be posted by the database

iconv:

• iconv_mime_decode() – Decodes a MIME header field
• iconv_mime_decode_headers() – Decodes multiple MIME header fields at once
• iconv_mime_encode() – Composes a MIME header field
• iconv_strlen() – Returns the character count of string
• iconv_strpos() – Finds position of first occurrence of a needle within a haystack
• iconv_strrpos() – Finds the last occurrence of a needle within a haystack
• iconv_substr() – Cut out part of a string

Streams:

• stream_copy_to_stream() – Copies data from one stream to another
• stream_get_line() – Gets line from stream resource up to a given delimiter
• stream_socket_accept() – Accept a connection on a socket created by stream_socket_server()
• stream_socket_client() – Open Internet or Unix domain socket connection
• stream_socket_get_name() – Retrieve the name of the local or remote sockets
• stream_socket_recvfrom() – Receives data from a socket, connected or not
• stream_socket_sendto() – Sends a message to a socket, whether it is connected or not
• stream_socket_server() – Create an Internet or Unix domain server socket

Date and time related:

• idate() – Format a local time/date as integer
• date_sunset() – Time of sunset for a given day and location
• date_sunrise() – Time of sunrise for a given day and location
• time_nanosleep() – Delay for a number of seconds and nanoseconds

Strings:

• str_split() – Convert a string to an array
• strpbrk() – Search a string for any of a set of characters
• substr_compare() – Binary safe optionally case insensitive comparison of two strings from an offset, up to length characters

Other:

• convert_uudecode() – decode a uuencoded string
• convert_uuencode() – uuencode a string
• curl_copy_handle() – Copy a cURL handle along with all of its preferences
• dba_key_split() – Splits a key in string representation into array representation
• dbase_get_header_info() – Get the header info of a dBase database
• dbx_fetch_row() – Fetches rows from a query-result that had the DBX_RESULT_UNBUFFERED flag set
• fbsql_set_password() – Change the password for a given user
• file_put_contents() – Write a string to a file
• ftp_alloc() – Allocates space for a file to be uploaded
• get_declared_interfaces() – Returns an array of all declared interfaces
• get_headers() – Fetches all the headers sent by the server in response to a HTTP request
• headers_list() – Returns a list of response headers sent (or ready to send)
• http_build_query() – Generate URL-encoded query string
• image_type_to_extension() – Get file extension for image-type returned by getimagesize(), exif_read_data(), exif_thumbnail(), exif_imagetype()
• imagefilter() – Applies a filter to an image using custom arguments
• imap_getacl() – Gets the ACL for a given mailbox
• ldap_sasl_bind() – Bind to LDAP directory using SASL
• mb_list_encodings() – Returns an array of all supported encodings
• pcntl_getpriority() – Get the priority of any process
• pcntl_wait() – Waits on or returns the status of a forked child as defined by the waitpid() system call
• pg_version() – Returns an array with client, protocol and server version (when available)
• php_check_syntax() – Check the syntax of the specified file
• php_strip_whitespace() – Return source with stripped comments and whitespace
• proc_nice() – Change the priority of the current process
• pspell_config_data_dir() – Change location of language data files
• pspell_config_dict_dir() – Change location of the main word list
• setrawcookie() – Send a cookie without URL-encoding the value
• scandir() – List files and directories inside the specified path
• snmp_read_mib() – Reads and parses a MIB file into the active MIB tree
• sqlite_fetch_column_types() – Return an array of column types from a particular table

Hopw it will help you.