Just a simple version checker
replace 520 with the version you want to limit to without the periods
e.g 4.3.1 is 431
<?php
$ver = explode( '.', PHP_VERSION );
$ver_num = $ver[0] . $ver[1] . $ver[2];
if ( $ver_num < 520 )
{
die ( 'This script needs PHP 5.2.0 or above!' );
}
?>
phpversion
(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 1812. 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');
?>
Notes
Note: This information is also available in the predefined constant PHP_VERSION.
See Also
| version_compare() |
| phpinfo() |
| phpcredits() |
| php_logo_guid() |
| zend_version() |
phpversion
smifffy at smith-net dot org dot uk
09-Apr-2007 06:09
09-Apr-2007 06:09
