The misc. functions were only placed here because none of the
other categories seemed to fit.
The misc functions are part of the PHP core. There is no
installation needed to use these functions.
The behavior of the misc functions is affected by settings in
the php.ini file.
Misc. configuration options:
| Function |
Description |
PHP |
| connection_aborted() |
Checks whether the client has
disconnected |
3 |
| connection_status() |
Returns the current connection status |
3 |
| connection_timeout() |
Deprecated in PHP 4.0.5 |
3 |
| constant() |
Returns the value of a constant |
4 |
| define() |
Defines a constant |
3 |
| defined() |
Checks whether a constant exists |
3 |
| die() |
Prints a message and exits the current
script |
3 |
| eval() |
Evaluates a string as PHP code |
3 |
| exit() |
Prints a message and exits the current
script |
3 |
| get_browser() |
Returns the capabilities of the user's
browser |
3 |
| highlight_file() |
Outputs a file with the PHP syntax
highlighted |
4 |
| highlight_string() |
Outputs a string with the PHP syntax
highlighted |
4 |
| ignore_user_abort() |
Sets whether a remote client can abort
the running of a script |
3 |
| pack() |
Packs data into a binary string |
3 |
| php_check_syntax() |
Deprecated in PHP 5.0.5 |
5 |
| php_strip_whitespace() |
Returns the source code of a file with
PHP comments and whitespace removed |
5 |
| show_source() |
Alias of highlight_file() |
4 |
| sleep() |
Delays code execution for a number of
seconds |
3 |
| time_nanosleep() |
Delays code execution for a number of
seconds and nanoseconds |
5 |
| time_sleep_until() |
Delays code execution until a specified
time |
5 |
| uniqid() |
Generates a unique ID |
3 |
| unpack() |
Unpacks data from a binary string |
3 |
| usleep() |
Delays code execution for a number of
microseconds |
3 |
