New Parameters

Several functions were given new, optional parameters in PHP 5.3:

PHP Core:

• clearstatcache() - Added clear_realpath_cache and filename .
• copy() - Added a stream context parameter, context .
• fgetcsv() - Added escape .
• ini_get_all() - Added details .
• The mail() function now supports logging of sent email. (Note: This only applies to email sent through this function.)
• nl2br() - Added is_xhtml .
• parse_ini_file() - Added scanner_mode .
• round() - Added mode .
• stream_context_create() - Added params .
• strstr() and stristr() - Added before_needle .

json:

• json_encode() - Added options .
• json_decode() - Added depth .

Streams:

• stream_select(), stream_set_blocking(), stream_set_timeout(), and stream_set_write_buffer() now work with user-space stream wrappers.

sybase_ct:

• sybase_connect() - Added new .

New method parameters in PHP 5.3.0:

PHP Core:

• Exception::__construct - Added previous .