What does a \ (backslash) do in PHP (5.3+)?

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\ (backslash) is the namespace separator in PHP 5.3.

A \ before the beginning of a function represents the Global Namespace.

Putting it there will ensure that the function called is from the global namespace, even if there is a function by the same name in the current namespace.

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