35 PHP functions for parsing and manipulating URLs and HTML

PHP comes with numerous functions for parsing and manipulating URLs and HTML documents. These functions make it possible to easily accomplish specialized tasks, such as turning text into HTML, reading script variables from a URL or sending HTTP directives to the user's browser. The table in this download lists some of the most useful functions in this category and provides brief explanations of how each one works and when it should be used.This download was originally published on April 6, 2005.

Updated: This download has been updated and republished with 24 additional community suggested PHP functions.

TechRepublic member Jaqui suggested 24 additional PHP functions for this download; do you have more PHP functions for us to add?