This Week In PHP Internals | August 19, 2026
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This week in PHP internals, a proposal for a 5-argument function called array_search_range() was introduced by Sepehr Mahmoudi. The function aims to search a specific range of an array without creating an intermediate copy using array_slice(). However, Rowan Tommins raised concerns about designing a more composable solution, suggesting the creation of a lazy array slice type.
After further discussion, it was decided to shelve the array_search_range() proposal and explore alternative solutions. Additionally, a small issue was addressed regarding the case-sensitivity of certain PHP functions, which was brought to the list by Weilin Du and subsequently discussed by the community.
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