diff --git a/server_status_variables.php b/server_status_variables.php
index bed412f1df..5135acfe2d 100644
--- a/server_status_variables.php
+++ b/server_status_variables.php
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ $scripts->addFile('server_status_sorter.js');
 
 $response->addHTML('<div>');
 $response->addHTML($ServerStatusData->getMenuHtml());
-$response->addHTML(getFilterHtml($ServerStatusData));
-$response->addHTML(getLinkSuggestionsHtml($ServerStatusData));
-$response->addHTML(getVariablesTableHtml($ServerStatusData));
+$response->addHTML(PMA_getFilterHtml($ServerStatusData));
+$response->addHTML(PMA_getLinkSuggestionsHtml($ServerStatusData));
+$response->addHTML(PMA_getVariablesTableHtml($ServerStatusData));
 $response->addHTML('</div>');
 
 exit;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exit;
  *
  * @return string
  */
-function getFilterHtml($ServerStatusData)
+function PMA_getFilterHtml($ServerStatusData)
 {
     $filterAlert = '';
     if (! empty($_REQUEST['filterAlert'])) {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function getFilterHtml($ServerStatusData)
  *
  * @return string
  */
-function getLinkSuggestionsHtml($ServerStatusData)
+function PMA_getLinkSuggestionsHtml($ServerStatusData)
 {
     $retval  = '<div id="linkSuggestions" class="defaultLinks" style="display:none">';
     $retval .= '<p class="notice">' . __('Related links:');
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ function getLinkSuggestionsHtml($ServerStatusData)
  *
  * @return string
  */
-function getVariablesTableHtml($ServerStatusData)
+function PMA_getVariablesTableHtml($ServerStatusData)
 {
     $retval  = '';
-    $strShowStatus = getStatusVariablesDescriptions();
+    $strShowStatus = PMA_getStatusVariablesDescriptions();
     /**
      * define some alerts
      */
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function getVariablesTableHtml($ServerStatusData)
  *
  * @return array
  */
-function getStatusVariablesDescriptions()
+function PMA_getStatusVariablesDescriptions()
 {
     /**
      * Messages are built using the message name
diff --git a/server_variables.php b/server_variables.php
index 7fcbbfb673..136f358d8e 100644
--- a/server_variables.php
+++ b/server_variables.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['ajax_request']) && $_REQUEST['ajax_request'] == true) {
                 );
                 $response->addJSON(
                     'variable',
-                    formatVariable($_REQUEST['varName'], $varValue[1])
+                    PMA_formatVariable($_REQUEST['varName'], $varValue[1])
                 );
             } else {
                 $response->isSuccess(false);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ foreach ($serverVars as $name => $value) {
     }
     $output .= '</div>'
         . '<div class="var-value value' . (PMA_isSuperuser() ? ' editable' : '') . '">&nbsp;'
-        . formatVariable($name, $value)
+        . PMA_formatVariable($name, $value)
         . '</div>'
         . '<div style="clear:both"></div>'
         . '</div>';
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ foreach ($serverVars as $name => $value) {
         $output .= '<div class="var-row' . ($odd_row ? ' odd' : ' even') . '">'
             . '<div class="var-name session">(' . __('Session value') . ')</div>'
             . '<div class="var-value value">&nbsp;' 
-            . formatVariable($name, $serverVarsSession[$name]) . '</div>'
+            . PMA_formatVariable($name, $serverVarsSession[$name]) . '</div>'
             . '<div style="clear:both"></div>'
             . '</div>';
     }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ $response->addHtml($output);
  *
  * @return formatted string
  */
-function formatVariable($name, $value)
+function PMA_formatVariable($name, $value)
 {
     global $VARIABLE_DOC_LINKS;