# My top-10 favourite functions in PHP

DevFeed: [My top-10 favourite functions in PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/my-top-10-favourite-functions-in-php-44163.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://stitcher.io/blog/my-10-favourite-php-functions>)

Author: Brent

Published: 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [stitcher.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/stitcher-io.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/functions.md>), [Algorithm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/algorithm.md>), [async](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/async.md>)

Tags: [algorithm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/algorithm.md>), [async](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/async.md>), [dns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns.md>), [functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/functions.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>)

## AI overview

A personal selection of ten built-in PHP functions, covering string similarity, Easter-date calculation, process forking, phonetic encoding, DNS lookups, array merging, mail, dynamic extension loading, pathname matching, and sunrise and sunset calculations.

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