A function for refactoring PHP code. Extracts the currently marked region and moves it to a new function.

php-extract-function.el

(defun php-extract-function (start end name)
  "Moves the currently marked text to a new function"

  ;; Prompt for new method name
  (interactive "r\nsNew Function Name: ")
  
  ;; Kill selected region
  (kill-region start end)
  
  ;; Insert call to new function
  (insert "\n" name "();\n")
  
  ;; Set a marker so we can jump back to this line
  (point-to-register 1)
  
  ;; Move to end of current function
  (php-end-of-defun)
  
  ;; Insert new function
  (insert "\n\nfunction " name "()\n{\n"
          (car kill-ring-yank-pointer)
          "\n}\n")
  
  ;; Jump back to where function was snipped from
  (jump-to-register 1))