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curl_version

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

Gets cURL version information

Description

curl_version(): array|false

Returns information about the cURL version.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns an associative array with the following elements:

KeyValue description
version_numbercURL 24 bit version number
versioncURL version number, as a string
ssl_version_numberOpenSSL 24 bit version number
ssl_versionOpenSSL version number, as a string
libz_versionzlib version number, as a string
hostInformation about the host where cURL was built
age
featuresA bitmask of the CURL_VERSION_* constants
protocolsAn array of protocols names supported by cURL
feature_listAn associative array of all known cURL features, and whether they are supported (true) or not (false)

Changelog

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

Examples

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
<?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;
}
?>

Source: reference/curl/functions/curl-version.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)