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110110
111111- Helpers are pretty much the same as before, though some have been simplified.
112+ - Some helpers from CodeIgniter 3 no longer exists in Version 4. For all these
113+ helpers, you have to find a new way to implement your functions. These
114+ helpers are `CAPTCHA Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/captcha_helper.html >`_,
115+ `Email Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/email_helper.html >`_.
116+ `Path Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/path_helper.html >`_.
117+ and `Smiley Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/smiley_helper.html >`_.
118+ - `Download Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/download_helper.html >`_
119+ in CI3 was removed. You need to use Response object where you are using ``force_download() ``.
120+ See :ref: `force-file-download `.
121+ - `Language Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/language_helper.html >`_
122+ in CI3 was removed. But ``lang() `` is always available in CI4. See :php:func: `lang() `.
123+ - `Typography Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/typography_helper.html >`_
124+ in CI3 wll be :doc: `Typography Library <../libraries/typography >` in CI4.
125+ - `Directory Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/directory_helper.html >`_
126+ and `File Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/file_helper.html >`_ in CI3
127+ will be :doc: `../helpers/filesystem_helper ` in CI4.
128+ - `String Helper <https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/string_helper.html >`_ functions
129+ in CI3 are included in :doc: `../helpers/text_helper ` in CI4.
112130- In CI4, ``redirect() `` returns a ``RedirectResponse `` instance instead of redirecting and terminating script execution. You must return it.
113131 - `redirect() Documentation CodeIgniter 3.X <https://codeigniter.com/userguide3/helpers/url_helper.html#redirect >`_
114132 - `redirect() Documentation CodeIgniter 4.X <../general/common_functions.html#redirect >`_
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