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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Create "split" as an alias to "explode"
To: Vinicius Dias <carlosv775@gmail.com>,
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From: webmaster@daikaras.lt (Daikaras)

On 8/18/2025 5:57 PM, Vinicius Dias wrote:
> Hello, folks. As discussed in previous messages [1], I am proposing
> the creation of an alias function `split` to the `explode` function.
>
> Here is the RFC for discussion:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/create-split-alias-to-explode
>
> [1] https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/128477

-1. My 2c is that aliases should be deprecated and eventually removed, 
not more added. Modern PHP projects tend to have coding standards that 
prohibit the use of aliases. See `no_alias_functions` PHP CS Fixer rule 
for example. The existence of aliases only creates unnecessary noise 
across the ecosystem, eg CI failing when someone does end up using the 
alias. If you think that a function should be named this or that, you 
can always create aliases in userland code.