Function in PHP deprecated, what should I use now?

Question

I have this code in one of my classes

 public function __call($method, $args) {

        array_unshift($args, $method);

        call_user_method_array('view', $this, $args);

    }

We've since switched servers, and they must use a newer version of PHP5, and I get the following message

Function call_user_method_array() is deprecated

Is there where I should use reflection? What exactly is it, and how would I use it to modify my code above to work as it used to?

Stack overflow users might be able to tell me things the manual does not. E.g. Best practices, tips etc — alex, Jan 28 '10 at 12:09
"Function in PHP deprecated, what should I use now?" The answer you accepted and called "perfect" merely links to and quotes the manual. — GZipp, Jan 28 '10 at 17:32
Well, in this case there wasn't anything extra to add, but it still solved my problem. Who ever said Stack Overflow shouldn't be a first place to find things out anyway? There are plenty of manual type questions on here. — alex, Jan 28 '10 at 22:22
"There are plenty of manual type questions on here." I have to concede you that. — GZipp, Jan 28 '10 at 22:30
There are plenty of manual type questions which have received more thorough answers. Take the "How do I get the PHP version" question. The answer `phpversion()` was brought up, but users added the benefits of using the constant, and the need to use `version_compare()` when trying to determine if a PHP package was suitable for an application. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2113955 — alex, Jan 28 '10 at 23:18

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '10 at 23:29

The call_user_method_array() function is deprecated as of PHP 4.1.0.

New way:

<?php
// Old:
// call_user_method_array('view', $this, $args);
// New:
call_user_func_array(array($this, 'view'), $args);
?>

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