Question

I just discovered the get_defined_functions() function in PHP, I was checking it out, it list all the functions.

It in addition to php’s built in functions, it list 176 function I have made for my site.

I have a question about it, are all the listed functions from this being loaded, like taking up resources or is it just showing they are available if I need them?

If it just shows all functions available, is there a way to list all that are being used?

print_r(get_defined_functions());

Answer 1

From the PHP docs:

Returns an multidimensional array
containing a list of all defined
functions, both built-in (internal)
and user-defined. The internal
functions will be accessible via
$arr[“internal”], and the user defined
ones using $arr[“user”] (see example
below).

CliffNotes version: it gives ALL available functions in a multi-dimensional array, regardless of whether or not they’ve been used.

As to the second part of your question, I am unaware of any built-in PHP function that will return all used functions.