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Deprecated '__autoload()' function declaration

Reports the __autoload() function declarations.

  • Starting from PHP 7.4, declaring __autoload() functions is deprecated.

  • Starting from PHP 8.0, declaring __autoload() functions is forbidden.

See __autoload (php.net) for details.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PhpDeprecatedAutoloadDeclarationInspection
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | PHP | General

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Deprecated '__autoload()' function declaration inspection, and the reference of their default values.

PHP 8.0 Severity

Default value:

Error

Other available settings:

  • Warning

  • Weak Warning

  • Server Problem

  • Grammar Error

  • Typo

  • Consideration

  • Information

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection PhpDeprecatedAutoloadDeclarationInspection

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

Last modified: 18 September 2025