# Aspell functions [deprecated]

## Introduction

The aspell() functions allows you to check the spelling on a word and offer suggestions.

> Note: This extension has been removed from PHP and is no longer available as of PHP 4.3.0. If you want to use spell-checking capabilities in PHP, use pspell instead. It uses pspell library and works with newer versions of aspell.

## Requirements

aspell works only with very old (up to .27.* or so) versions of aspell library. Neither this module, nor those versions of aspell library are supported any longer. You need the aspell library, available from: » http://aspell.sourceforge.net/.

## Installation

In PHP 4, these functions are only available if PHP was configured with --with-aspell=[DIR].

## See Also

See also pspell.

## Table of Contents

- aspell_check_raw — Check a word without changing its case or trying to trim it [deprecated]
- aspell_check — Check a word [deprecated]
- aspell_new — Load a new dictionary [deprecated]
- aspell_suggest — Suggest spellings of a word [deprecated]