diff --git a/src/utils.cc b/src/utils.cc
index 7905717b..022a3355 100644
--- a/src/utils.cc
+++ b/src/utils.cc
@@ -45,33 +45,6 @@
 
 namespace modsecurity {
 
-std::string phase_name(int x) {
-    switch (x) {
-        case modsecurity::Phases::ConnectionPhase:
-            return "Connection Phase";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::UriPhase:
-            return "URI Phase";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::RequestHeadersPhase:
-            return "Request Headers";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::RequestBodyPhase:
-            return "Request Headers";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::ResponseHeadersPhase:
-            return "Response Headers";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::ResponseBodyPhase:
-            return "Reponse Body";
-            break;
-        case modsecurity::Phases::LoggingPhase:
-            return "Logging";
-            break;
-    }
-    return "Phase '" + std::to_string(x) + "' is not known.";
-}
-
 
 int urldecode_nonstrict_inplace(unsigned char *input,
     uint64_t input_len, int *invalid_count, int *changed) {
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 163d4469..869010a6 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace modsecurity {
         int win, int *changed);
     int urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(Transaction *transaction,
         unsigned char *input, int64_t input_len, int *changed);
-    std::string phase_name(int x);
 }  // namespace modsecurity
 
 
diff --git a/src/utils/phase.h b/src/utils/phase.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ea667cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/phase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * ModSecurity, http://www.modsecurity.org/
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Trustwave Holdings, Inc. (http://www.trustwave.com/)
+ *
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * If any of the files related to licensing are missing or if you have any
+ * other questions related to licensing please contact Trustwave Holdings, Inc.
+ * directly using the email address security@modsecurity.org.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <ctime>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#ifndef SRC_UTILS_PHASE_H_
+#define SRC_UTILS_PHASE_H_
+
+#include "modsecurity/modsecurity.h"
+
+namespace modsecurity {
+namespace utils {
+
+std::string phase_name(int x) {
+    switch (x) {
+        case modsecurity::Phases::ConnectionPhase:
+            return "Connection Phase";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::UriPhase:
+            return "URI Phase";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::RequestHeadersPhase:
+            return "Request Headers";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::RequestBodyPhase:
+            return "Request Headers";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::ResponseHeadersPhase:
+            return "Response Headers";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::ResponseBodyPhase:
+            return "Reponse Body";
+            break;
+        case modsecurity::Phases::LoggingPhase:
+            return "Logging";
+            break;
+    }
+    return "Phase '" + std::to_string(x) + "' is not known.";
+}
+
+}  // namespace utils
+}  // namespace modsecurity
+
+#endif  // SRC_UTILS_PHASE_H_