How to alias a function in PHP?

Question

Is it possible to alias a function with a different name in PHP? Suppose we have a function with the name sleep. Is there a way to make an alias called wa

Answer 1

function alias($function)
{
    return function (/* *args */) use ($function){
        return call_user_func_array( $function, func_get_args() );
    };
}

$uppercase = alias('strtoupper');
$wait      = alias('sleep');

echo $uppercase('hello!'); // -> 'HELLO!'

$wait(1); // -> …