diff --git a/value.c b/value.c
index 736e84d..5f912bf 100644
--- a/value.c
+++ b/value.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "engine.h"
 #include "value.h"
 
-void *value_long(long int value) {
+void *value_create_long(long int value) {
 	zval *v;
 
 	MAKE_STD_ZVAL(v);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void *value_long(long int value) {
 	return_multi((void *) v, 0);
 }
 
-void *value_double(double value) {
+void *value_create_double(double value) {
 	zval *v;
 
 	MAKE_STD_ZVAL(v);
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void *value_double(double value) {
 	return_multi((void *) v, 0);
 }
 
-void *value_bool(bool value) {
+void *value_create_bool(bool value) {
 	zval *v;
 
 	MAKE_STD_ZVAL(v);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void *value_bool(bool value) {
 	return_multi((void *) v, 0);
 }
 
-void *value_string(char *value) {
+void *value_create_string(char *value) {
 	zval *v;
 
 	MAKE_STD_ZVAL(v);
diff --git a/value.go b/value.go
index d67515f..bf92f48 100644
--- a/value.go
+++ b/value.go
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@ func NewValue(v interface{}) (*Value, error) {
 	var ptr unsafe.Pointer
 	var err error
 
+	// Determine value type and create PHP value from the concrete type.
 	switch v := v.(type) {
 	case int:
-		ptr, err = C.value_long(C.long(v))
+		ptr, err = C.value_create_long(C.long(v))
 	case float64:
-		ptr, err = C.value_double(C.double(v))
+		ptr, err = C.value_create_double(C.double(v))
 	case bool:
-		ptr, err = C.value_bool(C.bool(v))
+		ptr, err = C.value_create_bool(C.bool(v))
 	case string:
 		str := C.CString(v)
 		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(str))
 
-		ptr, err = C.value_string(str)
+		ptr, err = C.value_create_string(str)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot create value of unknown type '%T'", v)
 	}
diff --git a/value.h b/value.h
index 93ecf1b..5bbf806 100644
--- a/value.h
+++ b/value.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef VALUE_H
 #define VALUE_H
 
-void *value_long(long int value);
-void *value_double(double value);
-void *value_bool(bool value);
-void *value_string(char *value);
+void *value_create_long(long int value);
+void *value_create_double(double value);
+void *value_create_bool(bool value);
+void *value_create_string(char *value);
 void value_destroy(void *zvalptr);
 
 #endif
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