diff --git a/htdocs/main.inc.php b/htdocs/main.inc.php
index 8af8147d552..092fab8193d 100644
--- a/htdocs/main.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/main.inc.php
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ if (function_exists('get_magic_quotes_gpc'))	// magic_quotes_* deprecated in PHP
 	}
 }
 
+// phpcs:disable PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.NotCamelCaps
+/**
+ * Security: SQL Injection and XSS Injection (scripts) protection (Filters on GET, POST, PHP_SELF).
+ *
+ * @param       string      $val        Value
+ * @param       string      $type       1=GET, 0=POST, 2=PHP_SELF, 3=GET without sql reserved keywords (the less tolerant test)
+ * @return      int                     >0 if there is an injection, 0 if none
+ * @deprecated                          use testSqlAndScriptInject
+ * @see testSqlAndScriptInject($val, $type)
+ */
+function test_sql_and_script_inject($val, $type)
+{
+    // phpcs:enable
+    return $this->testSqlAndScriptInject($val, $type);
+}
+
 /**
  * Security: SQL Injection and XSS Injection (scripts) protection (Filters on GET, POST, PHP_SELF).
  *