2 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 95f2cf8d26..ad64471388 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -4987,3 +4987,16 @@ function phpbb_pcre_utf8_support()
 	}
 	return $utf8_pcre_properties;
 }
+
+/**
+* Casts a numeric string $input to an appropriate numeric type (i.e. integer or float)
+*
+* @param string $input		A numeric string.
+*
+* @return int|float			Integer $input if $input fits integer,
+*							float $input otherwise.
+*/
+function phpbb_to_numeric($input)
+{
+	return ($input > PHP_INT_MAX) ? (float) $input : (int) $input;
+}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/php/ini.php b/phpBB/includes/php/ini.php
index bbe592a7df..02c2b7ccc6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/php/ini.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/php/ini.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class phpbb_php_ini
 		if (is_numeric($value))
 		{
 			// Already in bytes.
-			return $this->to_numeric($value);
+			return phpbb_to_numeric($value);
 		}
 		else if (strlen($value) < 2)
 		{
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class phpbb_php_ini
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$value_numeric = $this->to_numeric($value);
+		$value_numeric = phpbb_to_numeric($value);
 
 		switch ($value[strlen($value) - 1])
 		{
@@ -171,17 +171,4 @@ class phpbb_php_ini
 
 		return $value_numeric;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	* Casts a numeric string $input to an appropriate numeric type (i.e. integer or float)
-	*
-	* @param string $input		A numeric string.
-	*
-	* @return int|float			Integer $input if $input fits integer,
-	*							float $input otherwise.
-	*/
-	protected function to_numeric($input)
-	{
-		return ($input > PHP_INT_MAX) ? (float) $input : (int) $input;
-	}
 }