>> Finally, I would like to point you to
>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/userlandnaming.rules.php:
>> "PHP will prefix any global symbols of an extension with the name of
>> the extension."
> 
> That's not what the real coding standard says:
> 
>  If they are part of a "parent set" of functions, that parent should
>     be included in the user function name, and should be clearly related
>     to the parent program or function family. This should be in the form
>     of ``parent_*``

That seems to be item #2 in the Naming Conventions section of:
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/CODING_STANDARDS?view=co

but #7 says: "The class name should be prefixed with the name of the
'parent set' (e.g. the name of the extension)"

What are the good reasons for not changing the names?

Darren

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