I've found that successfully using PHP is all about finding the right tools. I'm shocked and amazed by what PHP has built into it and I'm probably only familiar with 5% of it.

So, help me learn, what's your favorite built-in PHP functionality?

Mine lately has been the $objdom class that can read RSS, XML... pretty much anything structured.

$var_name because it can equal to just about anything

ermm? RSS IS XML.

Favorite function?? Depends on what I work. If I work with strings it is explode, str_pos, validation is preg_match (preg_match_all), preg_replace and many others.

I like maybe fopen, fgets, database stuff.

i like substr() for playing word

Originally Posted by chrishirst

ermm? RSS IS XML.

symantics

semantics and actually it is FACT

RSS is a specific XML format.

BTW http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_symantics_mean

CURL!!! I love this module, 100% of my scripts use curl module.

not going to lie... mysql_connect()... the beginning of heaven

var_dump() - briliant one
trim()

I must say that str_replace() is my fav.
But then again . Theres just soo many to choose from.

Interesting question.

I'd say sprintf and preg_match!

phpinfo()

...duh, what else?