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curl_version

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

curl_versionGets cURL version information

Description

curl_version(): array|false

Returns information about the cURL version.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns an associative array with the following elements:

Key Value description
version_number cURL 24 bit version number
version cURL version number, as a string
ssl_version_number OpenSSL 24 bit version number
ssl_version OpenSSL version number, as a string
libz_version zlib version number, as a string
host Information about the host where cURL was built
age  
features A bitmask of the CURL_VERSION_* constants
protocols An array of protocols names supported by cURL
feature_list An associative array of all known cURL features, and whether they are supported (true) or not (false)

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 features_list added.
8.0.0 The optional age parameter has been removed.
7.4.0 The optional age parameter has been deprecated; if a value is passed, it is ignored.

Examples

Example #1 curl_version() example

This example will check which features that's available in cURL build by using the 'features' bitmask returned by curl_version().

<?php
// Get curl version array
$version = curl_version();

// These are the bitfields that can be used
// to check for features in the curl build
$bitfields = Array(
'CURL_VERSION_IPV6',
'CURL_VERSION_KERBEROS4',
'CURL_VERSION_SSL',
'CURL_VERSION_LIBZ'
);


foreach(
$bitfields as $feature)
{
echo
$feature . ($version['features'] & constant($feature) ? ' matches' : ' does not match');
echo
PHP_EOL;
}
?>

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