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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/compatibility_functions.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/compatibility_functions.rst index e685073a1..0dc87804b 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/compatibility_functions.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/compatibility_functions.rst @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ you to use functions what are otherwise natively available in PHP, but only in higher versions or depending on a certain extension. Being custom implementations, these functions will also have some -set of dependancies on their own, but are still useful if your +set of dependencies on their own, but are still useful if your PHP setup doesn't offer them natively. .. note:: Much like the `common functions <common_functions>`, the compatibility functions are always available, as long as - their dependancies are met. + their dependencies are met. .. contents:: :local: @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This set of compatibility functions offers a "backport" of PHP's standard `Password Hashing extension <http://php.net/password>`_ that is otherwise available only since PHP 5.5. -Dependancies +Dependencies ============ - PHP 5.3.7 @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Function reference password_hash() <http://php.net/password_hash>`_. .. note:: Unless you provide your own (and valid) salt, this function - has a further dependancy on an available CSPRNG source. Each + has a further dependency on an available CSPRNG source. Each of the following would satisfy that: - ``mcrypt_create_iv()`` with ``MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM`` - ``openssl_random_pseudo_bytes()`` @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ This compatibility layer contains backports for the ``hash_equals()`` and ``hash_pbkdf2()`` functions, which otherwise require PHP 5.6 and/or PHP 5.5 respectively. -Dependancies +Dependencies ============ - None @@ -144,19 +144,19 @@ the limited alternative solutions, only a few functions are available. .. note:: When a character set parameter is ommited, ``$config['charset']`` will be used. -Dependancies +Dependencies ============ - `iconv <http://php.net/iconv>`_ extension -.. important:: This dependancy is optional and these functions will +.. important:: This dependency is optional and these functions will always be declared. If iconv is not available, they WILL fall-back to their non-mbstring versions. .. important:: Where a character set is supplied, it must be supported by iconv and in a format that it recognizes. -.. note:: For you own dependancy check on the actual mbstring +.. note:: For you own dependency check on the actual mbstring extension, use the ``MB_ENABLED`` constant. Function reference @@ -196,15 +196,14 @@ Function reference For more information, please refer to the `PHP manual for mb_substr() <http://php.net/mb_substr>`_. -*************** -Array Functions -*************** +****************** +Standard Functions +****************** This set of compatibility functions offers support for a few -standard `Array Functions <http://php.net/book.array>`_ in PHP -that otherwise require a newer PHP version. +standard functions in PHP that otherwise require a newer PHP version. -Dependancies +Dependencies ============ - None @@ -244,4 +243,13 @@ Function reference array_replace_recursive() <http://php.net/array_replace_recursive>`_. .. important:: Only PHP's native function can detect endless recursion. - Unless you are running PHP 5.3+, be careful with references!
\ No newline at end of file + Unless you are running PHP 5.3+, be careful with references! + +.. function:: hex2bin($data) + + :param array $data: Hexadecimal representation of data + :returns: Binary representation of the given data + :rtype: string + + For more information, please refer to the `PHP manual for hex2bin() + <http://php.net/hex2bin>`_.
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