phpversion()

phpversion()

function phpversion(?string $extension = null): string|false

Returns the targeted PHP language version, or one extension’s version.

Parameters:

• $extension (?string), default null, optional

Returns: string|false

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/network_env/phpversion.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how phpversion is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.