diff --git a/cake/console/libs/api.php b/cake/console/libs/api.php
index 8d6c4078df3..fb529e43978 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/api.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/api.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function main() {
 			return $this->help();
 		}
 
-		$type = low($this->args[0]);
+		$type = strtolower($this->args[0]);
 
 		if (isset($this->paths[$type])) {
 			$path = $this->paths[$type];
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/shell.php b/cake/console/libs/shell.php
index 99613bf2697..47bbfac1f10 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/shell.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/shell.php
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ function __construct(&$dispatch) {
 		ClassRegistry::map($this->name, $this->alias);
 
 		if (!PHP5 && isset($this->args[0])) {
-			if (strpos($this->name, low(Inflector::camelize($this->args[0]))) !== false) {
+			if (strpos($this->name, strtolower(Inflector::camelize($this->args[0]))) !== false) {
 				$dispatch->shiftArgs();
 			}
-			if (low($this->command) == low(Inflector::variable($this->args[0])) && method_exists($this, $this->command)) {
+			if (strtolower($this->command) == strtolower(Inflector::variable($this->args[0])) && method_exists($this, $this->command)) {
 				$dispatch->shiftArgs();
 			}
 		}
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function in($prompt, $options = null, $default = null) {
 			}
 		}
 		if (is_array($options)) {
-			while ($in == '' || ($in && (!in_array(low($in), $options) && !in_array(up($in), $options)) && !in_array($in, $options))) {
+			while ($in == '' || ($in && (!in_array(strtolower($in), $options) && !in_array(strtoupper($in), $options)) && !in_array($in, $options))) {
 				$in = $this->Dispatch->getInput($prompt, $options, $default);
 			}
 		}
@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ function createFile ($path, $contents) {
 		$this->out("\n" . sprintf(__("Creating file %s", true), $path));
 		if (is_file($path) && $this->interactive === true) {
 			$key = $this->in(__("File exists, overwrite?", true). " {$path}",  array('y', 'n', 'q'), 'n');
-			if (low($key) == 'q') {
+			if (strtolower($key) == 'q') {
 				$this->out(__("Quitting.", true) ."\n");
 				exit;
-			} elseif (low($key) != 'y') {
+			} elseif (strtolower($key) != 'y') {
 				$this->out(__("Skip", true) ." {$path}\n");
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ function _checkUnitTest() {
 			return true;
 		}
 		$unitTest = $this->in('SimpleTest is not installed.  Do you want to bake unit test files anyway?', array('y','n'), 'y');
-		$result = low($unitTest) == 'y' || low($unitTest) == 'yes';
+		$result = strtolower($unitTest) == 'y' || strtolower($unitTest) == 'yes';
 
 		if ($result) {
 			$this->out("\nYou can download SimpleTest from http://simpletest.org", true);
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function getAdmin() {
  * @access protected
  */
 	function _controllerPath($name) {
-		return low(Inflector::underscore($name));
+		return strtolower(Inflector::underscore($name));
 	}
 /**
  * Creates the proper controller plural name for the specified controller class name
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/controller.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/controller.php
index bb7928db2b3..2531dacca37 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/controller.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/controller.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function __interactive($controllerName = false) {
 		$this->out("Baking {$controllerName}Controller");
 		$this->hr();
 
-		$controllerFile = low(Inflector::underscore($controllerName));
+		$controllerFile = strtolower(Inflector::underscore($controllerName));
 
 		$question[] = __("Would you like to build your controller interactively?", true);
 		if (file_exists($this->path . $controllerFile .'_controller.php')) {
@@ -128,29 +128,29 @@ function __interactive($controllerName = false) {
 		}
 		$doItInteractive = $this->in(join("\n", $question), array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($doItInteractive) == 'y' || low($doItInteractive) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($doItInteractive) == 'y' || strtolower($doItInteractive) == 'yes') {
 			$this->interactive = true;
 
 			$wannaUseScaffold = $this->in(__("Would you like to use scaffolding?", true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 
-			if (low($wannaUseScaffold) == 'n' || low($wannaUseScaffold) == 'no') {
+			if (strtolower($wannaUseScaffold) == 'n' || strtolower($wannaUseScaffold) == 'no') {
 
 				$wannaDoScaffolding = $this->in(__("Would you like to include some basic class methods (index(), add(), view(), edit())?", true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 
-				if (low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
+				if (strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
 					$wannaDoAdmin = $this->in(__("Would you like to create the methods for admin routing?", true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 				}
 
 				$wannaDoHelpers = $this->in(__("Would you like this controller to use other helpers besides HtmlHelper and FormHelper?", true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 
-				if (low($wannaDoHelpers) == 'y' || low($wannaDoHelpers) == 'yes') {
+				if (strtolower($wannaDoHelpers) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoHelpers) == 'yes') {
 					$helpersList = $this->in(__("Please provide a comma separated list of the other helper names you'd like to use.\nExample: 'Ajax, Javascript, Time'", true));
 					$helpersListTrimmed = str_replace(' ', '', $helpersList);
 					$helpers = explode(',', $helpersListTrimmed);
 				}
 				$wannaDoComponents = $this->in(__("Would you like this controller to use any components?", true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 
-				if (low($wannaDoComponents) == 'y' || low($wannaDoComponents) == 'yes') {
+				if (strtolower($wannaDoComponents) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoComponents) == 'yes') {
 					$componentsList = $this->in(__("Please provide a comma separated list of the component names you'd like to use.\nExample: 'Acl, Security, RequestHandler'", true));
 					$componentsListTrimmed = str_replace(' ', '', $componentsList);
 					$components = explode(',', $componentsListTrimmed);
@@ -163,20 +163,20 @@ function __interactive($controllerName = false) {
 		} else {
 			$wannaDoScaffolding = $this->in(__("Would you like to include some basic class methods (index(), add(), view(), edit())?", true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-			if (low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
 				$wannaDoAdmin = $this->in(__("Would you like to create the methods for admin routing?", true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 			}
 		}
 		$admin = false;
 
-		if ((low($wannaDoAdmin) == 'y' || low($wannaDoAdmin) == 'yes')) {
+		if ((strtolower($wannaDoAdmin) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoAdmin) == 'yes')) {
 			$admin = $this->getAdmin();
 		}
 
-		if (low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || low($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
-			$actions = $this->bakeActions($controllerName, null, in_array(low($wannaUseSession), array('y', 'yes')));
+		if (strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoScaffolding) == 'yes') {
+			$actions = $this->bakeActions($controllerName, null, in_array(strtolower($wannaUseSession), array('y', 'yes')));
 			if ($admin) {
-				$actions .= $this->bakeActions($controllerName, $admin, in_array(low($wannaUseSession), array('y', 'yes')));
+				$actions .= $this->bakeActions($controllerName, $admin, in_array(strtolower($wannaUseSession), array('y', 'yes')));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function __interactive($controllerName = false) {
 			$this->hr();
 			$this->out("Controller Name:  $controllerName");
 
-			if (low($wannaUseScaffold) == 'y' || low($wannaUseScaffold) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($wannaUseScaffold) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaUseScaffold) == 'yes') {
 				$this->out("		   var \$scaffold;");
 				$actions = 'scaffold';
 			}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function __interactive($controllerName = false) {
 			$this->hr();
 			$looksGood = $this->in(__('Look okay?', true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-			if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 				$baked = $this->bake($controllerName, $actions, $helpers, $components, $uses);
 				if ($baked && $this->_checkUnitTest()) {
 					$this->bakeTest($controllerName);
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ function bake($controllerName, $actions = '', $helpers = null, $components = nul
 		$out .= "class $controllerName" . "Controller extends {$this->plugin}AppController {\n\n";
 		$out .= "\tvar \$name = '$controllerName';\n";
 
-		if (low($actions) == 'scaffold') {
+		if (strtolower($actions) == 'scaffold') {
 			$out .= "\tvar \$scaffold;\n";
 		} else {
 			if (count($uses)) {
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/db_config.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/db_config.php
index fcd71052e72..d2f05393b5f 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/db_config.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/db_config.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ function __verify($config) {
 		$this->hr();
 		$looksGood = $this->in('Look okay?', array('y', 'n'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 			return $config;
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
index fc03da64bc5..2c98659dafa 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ function __interactive() {
 			$tableIsGood = $this->in(__('Do you want to use this table?', true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 		}
 
-		if (low($tableIsGood) == 'n' || low($tableIsGood) == 'no') {
+		if (strtolower($tableIsGood) == 'n' || strtolower($tableIsGood) == 'no') {
 			$useTable = $this->in(__('What is the name of the table (enter "null" to use NO table)?', true));
 		}
 
-		while ($tableIsGood == false && low($useTable) != 'null') {
+		while ($tableIsGood == false && strtolower($useTable) != 'null') {
 			if (is_array($this->__tables) && !in_array($useTable, $this->__tables)) {
 				$fullTableName = $db->fullTableName($useTable, false);
 				$this->out($fullTableName . ' does not exist.');
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ function __interactive() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (array_search($useTable, $this->__tables) !== false && (low($wannaDoValidation) == 'y' || low($wannaDoValidation) == 'yes')) {
+		if (array_search($useTable, $this->__tables) !== false && (strtolower($wannaDoValidation) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoValidation) == 'yes')) {
 			$validate = $this->doValidation($tempModel);
 		}
 
 		$wannaDoAssoc = $this->in(__('Would you like to define model associations (hasMany, hasOne, belongsTo, etc.)?', true), array('y','n'), 'y');
-		if ((low($wannaDoAssoc) == 'y' || low($wannaDoAssoc) == 'yes')) {
+		if ((strtolower($wannaDoAssoc) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoAssoc) == 'yes')) {
 			$associations = $this->doAssociations($tempModel);
 		}
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function __interactive() {
 		$this->hr();
 		$looksGood = $this->in(__('Look okay?', true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 			if ($this->bake($currentModelName, $associations, $validate, $primaryKey, $useTable, $useDbConfig)) {
 				if ($this->_checkUnitTest()) {
 					$this->bakeTest($currentModelName, $useTable, $associations);
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ function doAssociations(&$model, $interactive = true) {
 							$prompt = "{$model->name} {$type} {$associations[$type][$i]['alias']}";
 							$response = $this->in("{$prompt}?", array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-							if ('n' == low($response) || 'no' == low($response)) {
+							if ('n' == strtolower($response) || 'no' == strtolower($response)) {
 								unset($associations[$type][$i]);
 							} else {
 								if ($model->name === $associations[$type][$i]['alias']) {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function doAssociations(&$model, $interactive = true) {
 
 									$alternateAlias = $this->in(sprintf(__('This is a self join. Use %s as the alias', true), $alias), array('y', 'n'), 'y');
 
-									if ('n' == low($alternateAlias) || 'no' == low($alternateAlias)) {
+									if ('n' == strtolower($alternateAlias) || 'no' == strtolower($alternateAlias)) {
 										$associations[$type][$i]['alias'] = $this->in(__('Specify an alternate alias.', true));
 									} else {
 										$associations[$type][$i]['alias'] = $alias;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ function doAssociations(&$model, $interactive = true) {
 
 			$wannaDoMoreAssoc = $this->in(__('Would you like to define some additional model associations?', true), array('y','n'), 'n');
 
-			while ((low($wannaDoMoreAssoc) == 'y' || low($wannaDoMoreAssoc) == 'yes')) {
+			while ((strtolower($wannaDoMoreAssoc) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoMoreAssoc) == 'yes')) {
 				$assocs = array(1 => 'belongsTo', 2 => 'hasOne', 3 => 'hasMany', 4 => 'hasAndBelongsToMany');
 				$bad = true;
 				while ($bad) {
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/plugin.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/plugin.php
index 1fc81374b41..a23181322de 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/plugin.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/plugin.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function bake($plugin) {
 
 		$looksGood = $this->in('Look okay?', array('y', 'n', 'q'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 			$verbose = $this->in(__('Do you want verbose output?', true), array('y', 'n'), 'n');
 
 			$Folder = new Folder($this->path . $pluginPath);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function bake($plugin) {
 				$Folder->create($this->path . $pluginPath . DS . $directory);
 			}
 
-			if (low($verbose) == 'y' || low($verbose) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($verbose) == 'y' || strtolower($verbose) == 'yes') {
 				foreach ($Folder->messages() as $message) {
 					$this->out($message);
 				}
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
index 0502f8429e9..1d73e515f3c 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function bake($path, $skel = null, $skip = array('empty')) {
 
 		$looksGood = $this->in('Look okay?', array('y', 'n', 'q'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 			$verbose = $this->in(__('Do you want verbose output?', true), array('y', 'n'), 'n');
 
 			$Folder = new Folder($skel);
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ function bake($path, $skel = null, $skip = array('empty')) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			if (low($verbose) == 'y' || low($verbose) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($verbose) == 'y' || strtolower($verbose) == 'yes') {
 				foreach ($Folder->messages() as $message) {
 					$this->out($message);
 				}
 			}
 
 			return true;
-		} elseif (low($looksGood) == 'q' || low($looksGood) == 'quit') {
+		} elseif (strtolower($looksGood) == 'q' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'quit') {
 			$this->out('Bake Aborted.');
 		} else {
 			$this->execute(false);
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/view.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/view.php
index 4dfdc50896c..cd60df6110c 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/view.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/view.php
@@ -161,25 +161,25 @@ function __interactive() {
 
 		$this->controllerName = $this->Controller->getName();
 
-		$this->controllerPath = low(Inflector::underscore($this->controllerName));
+		$this->controllerPath = strtolower(Inflector::underscore($this->controllerName));
 
 		$interactive = $this->in("Would you like bake to build your views interactively?\nWarning: Choosing no will overwrite {$this->controllerName} views if it exist.", array('y','n'), 'y');
 
-		if (low($interactive) == 'y' || low($interactive) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($interactive) == 'y' || strtolower($interactive) == 'yes') {
 			$this->interactive = true;
 			$wannaDoScaffold = $this->in("Would you like to create some scaffolded views (index, add, view, edit) for this controller?\nNOTE: Before doing so, you'll need to create your controller and model classes (including associated models).", array('y','n'), 'n');
 		}
 
-		if (low($wannaDoScaffold) == 'y' || low($wannaDoScaffold) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($wannaDoScaffold) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoScaffold) == 'yes') {
 			$wannaDoAdmin = $this->in("Would you like to create the views for admin routing?", array('y','n'), 'y');
 		}
 		$admin = false;
 
-		if ((low($wannaDoAdmin) == 'y' || low($wannaDoAdmin) == 'yes')) {
+		if ((strtolower($wannaDoAdmin) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoAdmin) == 'yes')) {
 			$admin = $this->getAdmin();
 		}
 
-		if (low($wannaDoScaffold) == 'y' || low($wannaDoScaffold) == 'yes') {
+		if (strtolower($wannaDoScaffold) == 'y' || strtolower($wannaDoScaffold) == 'yes') {
 			$actions = $this->scaffoldActions;
 			if ($admin) {
 				foreach ($actions as $action) {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function __interactive() {
 			$this->out("Path:			 ".$this->params['app'] . DS . $this->controllerPath . DS . Inflector::underscore($action) . ".ctp");
 			$this->hr();
 			$looksGood = $this->in('Look okay?', array('y','n'), 'y');
-			if (low($looksGood) == 'y' || low($looksGood) == 'yes') {
+			if (strtolower($looksGood) == 'y' || strtolower($looksGood) == 'yes') {
 				$this->bake($action);
 				$this->_stop();
 			} else {