diff --git a/system/core/Log.php b/system/core/Log.php
index 3e11b35..d443aed 100644
--- a/system/core/Log.php
+++ b/system/core/Log.php
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
 	protected $_levels = array('ERROR' => 1, 'DEBUG' => 2, 'INFO' => 3, 'ALL' => 4);
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	{
 		$config =& get_config();
 
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		$this->_log_path = ($config['log_path'] !== '') ? $config['log_path'] : APPPATH.'logs/';
 		$this->_file_ext = (isset($config['log_file_extension']) && $config['log_file_extension'] !== '')
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function substr($str, $start, $length = NULL)
 	{
-		if (self::$func_override)
+		if (self::$func_overload)
 		{
 			// mb_substr($str, $start, null, '8bit') returns an empty
 			// string on PHP 5.3
diff --git a/system/core/Output.php b/system/core/Output.php
index 349955c..6ddded2 100644
--- a/system/core/Output.php
+++ b/system/core/Output.php
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@
 	public $parse_exec_vars = TRUE;
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	/**
 	 * Class constructor
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 			&& extension_loaded('zlib')
 		);
 
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		// Get mime types for later
 		$this->mimes =& get_mimes();
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function substr($str, $start, $length = NULL)
 	{
-		if (self::$func_override)
+		if (self::$func_overload)
 		{
 			// mb_substr($str, $start, null, '8bit') returns an empty
 			// string on PHP 5.3
diff --git a/system/core/compat/password.php b/system/core/compat/password.php
index b209cbe..8176f00 100644
--- a/system/core/compat/password.php
+++ b/system/core/compat/password.php
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
 	 */
 	function password_hash($password, $algo, array $options = array())
 	{
-		static $func_override;
-		isset($func_override) OR $func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		static $func_overload;
+		isset($func_overload) OR $func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		if ($algo !== 1)
 		{
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
-		if (isset($options['salt']) && ($saltlen = ($func_override ? mb_strlen($options['salt'], '8bit') : strlen($options['salt']))) < 22)
+		if (isset($options['salt']) && ($saltlen = ($func_overload ? mb_strlen($options['salt'], '8bit') : strlen($options['salt']))) < 22)
 		{
 			trigger_error('password_hash(): Provided salt is too short: '.$saltlen.' expecting 22', E_USER_WARNING);
 			return NULL;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 				is_php('5.4') && stream_set_chunk_size($fp, 16);
 
 				$options['salt'] = '';
-				for ($read = 0; $read < 16; $read = ($func_override) ? mb_strlen($options['salt'], '8bit') : strlen($options['salt']))
+				for ($read = 0; $read < 16; $read = ($func_overload) ? mb_strlen($options['salt'], '8bit') : strlen($options['salt']))
 				{
 					if (($read = fread($fp, 16 - $read)) === FALSE)
 					{
diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index 117c484..955787d 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@
 	);
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 		$this->initialize($config);
 		$this->_safe_mode = ( ! is_php('5.4') && ini_get('safe_mode'));
 
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		log_message('info', 'Email Class Initialized');
 	}
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function substr($str, $start, $length = NULL)
 	{
-		if (self::$func_override)
+		if (self::$func_overload)
 		{
 			// mb_substr($str, $start, null, '8bit') returns an empty
 			// string on PHP 5.3
diff --git a/system/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_files_driver.php b/system/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_files_driver.php
index 6016e09..8860ef6 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_files_driver.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_files_driver.php
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
 	protected $_sid_regexp;
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
 		$this->_sid_regexp = $this->_config['_sid_regexp'];
 
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
diff --git a/system/libraries/Zip.php b/system/libraries/Zip.php
index 46f6c14..2c71e1f 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Zip.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Zip.php
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@
 	public $compression_level = 2;
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	/**
 	 * Initialize zip compression class
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function __construct()
 	{
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		$this->now = time();
 		log_message('info', 'Zip Compression Class Initialized');
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function substr($str, $start, $length = NULL)
 	{
-		if (self::$func_override)
+		if (self::$func_overload)
 		{
 			// mb_substr($str, $start, null, '8bit') returns an empty
 			// string on PHP 5.3