> > It looks like the current preferred signature was only introduced in PHP > 8.2. Previously, the signatures were dba_fetch($key, $handle) and > dba_fetch($key, $skip, $handle) - it effectively had a non-final optional > parameter. >
Yes, that's the case! Thanks for reminding me again, I clarified in the RFC that PHP 8.2 is the first version which supports the preferred signature. > Whether that makes it too early to deprecate the older 3-parameter form, > I'm not sure. As you say, it's probably pretty rare, particularly because > according to the docs that parameter is ignored for most file formats the > function supports anyway. > Normally, I wouldn't do this, but I'm certain that deprecating this signature won't cause a big havoc in the PHP ecosystem, so that's the only reason I went ahead. >
