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Phar::apiVersion

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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)

Returns the api version

Description

Phar::apiVersion(): string

Return the API version of the phar file format that will be used when creating phars. The Phar extension supports reading API version 1.0.0 or newer. API version 1.1.0 is required for SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash, and API version 1.1.1 is required to store empty directories.

Parameters

Return Values

The API version string as in "1.0.0".

Examples

A Phar::apiVersion() example

php
<?php
echo Phar::apiVersion();
?>

The above example will output:

output
1.1.1

Source: reference/phar/Phar/apiVersion.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)