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(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

phpversion -- Gets the current PHP version

Description

string phpversion ( [string extension] )

Returns a string containing the version of the currently running PHP parser or extension.

Parameters

extension: An optional extension name.

Return Values

If the optional extension parameter is specified, phpversion() returns the version of that extension, or FALSE if there is no version information associated or the extension isn't enabled.

Examples

Example 1. phpversion() example


<?php
// prints e.g. 'Current PHP version: 4.1.1'
echo 'Current PHP version: ' . phpversion();

// prints e.g. '2.0' or nothing if the extension isn't enabled
echo phpversion('tidy');
?>