.. _libxml_disable_entity_loader()-is-deprecated:

libxml_disable_entity_loader() Is Deprecated
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libxml_disable_entity_loader() has been deprecated since PHP 8.0, and actually, does not execute any code. The error message was upgraded to make it more explicit.

PHP code
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   var_dump(libxml_disable_entity_loader(true));
   
   ?>

Before
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.. code-block:: output

   PHP Deprecated:  Function libxml_disable_entity_loader() is deprecated 
   
   Deprecated: Function libxml_disable_entity_loader() is deprecated 
   bool(false)
   

After
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.. code-block:: output

   PHP Deprecated:  Function libxml_disable_entity_loader() is deprecated since 8.0, as external entity loading is disabled by default 
   
   Deprecated: Function libxml_disable_entity_loader() is deprecated since 8.0, as external entity loading is disabled by default 
   bool(false)
   


PHP version change
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This behavior changed in 8.0


Error Messages
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  + `Function libxml_disable_entity_loader() is deprecated since 8.0, as external entity loading is disabled by default <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/function-libxml_disable_entity_loader%28%29-is-deprecated-since-8.0%2C-as-external-entity-loading-is-disabled-by-default.html>`_