libxml_set_external_entity_loader

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.5

Changes the default external entity loader.

PHP 5.3
PHP 5.4
Added
PHP 5.5-5.6
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1-8.2
PHP 8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
Improved
PHP 8.6

libxml_set_external_entity_loader Function synopsis

libxml_set_external_entity_loader(?callable $resolver_function): true

Parameters

$resolver_function

Type?callable

A callable with the following signature:

  This callable should return a `resource`, a `string` from which a resource can be
  opened. If `null` is returned, the entity reference resolution will fail.

Return value

Typetrue

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the libxml_set_external_entity_loader Function

PHP 8.5

  • Return type changed: bool to true
- libxml_set_external_entity_loader(?callable $resolver_function): bool
+ libxml_set_external_entity_loader(?callable $resolver_function): true

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($resolver_function): ?callable
- libxml_set_external_entity_loader($resolver_function)
+ libxml_set_external_entity_loader(?callable $resolver_function): bool

PHP 5.4

  • Function added

libxml_set_external_entity_loader Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Future Release Yes
PHP 8.5Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.4Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.3Supported Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported No