The simplest solution would be to move those functions into static methods of classes. Place one class in each file to organize your functions and use an autoloader to load the classes. You don't need to instantiate the class to use the autoloader--just reference it statically: // library/Math.php class Math { const PI = 3.14159; public static function sin($radians) {...} } ... $x = $radius * Math::cos(Math::PI * 0.5); David