# Declare PHP/php as namespace reserved for PHP internals

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/53848
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/53848
- Started by Hannes Magnusson on 2011-07-11T09:38:28+00:00
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## #53848 — Hannes Magnusson — 2011-07-11T09:38:28+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/53848#53848

Hi

I'm a bit confused by the "Declare PHP/php as namespace reserved for
PHP internals" vote on https://wiki.php.net/todo/php54/vote

Why is there an option to select "PHP" or "php", and not just a yes/no question?

I'm even more confused by the people that voted only one or the other.
Namespaces are case-insensitive, so if we reserve `php` we effectively
reserve `PHP` and `pHp` too..

Am I failing to understand something?

-Hannes

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## #53849 — Pierre Joye — 2011-07-11T09:41:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/53848#53849 · In reply to: #53848

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Hannes Magnusson
<hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm a bit confused by the "Declare PHP/php as namespace reserved for
> PHP internals" vote on https://wiki.php.net/todo/php54/vote
>
> Why is there an option to select "PHP" or "php", and not just a yes/no question?
>
> I'm even more confused by the people that voted only one or the other.
> Namespaces are case-insensitive, so if we reserve `php` we effectively
> reserve `PHP` and `pHp` too..
>
> Am I failing to understand something?

So both will be documented and it is forward compatible (if we ever
change the case insensitive behavior).


-- 
Pierre

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