PHP global function resolution: strlen vs \strlen

In PHP, calling strlen() vs \strlen() in a function makes a subtle but important difference.

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The full path \strlen() forces use of PHP's core global function.

This article explains the subtleties of function resolution in PHP and performance impacts.

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