dl
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Loads a PHP extension at runtime.
dl Function synopsis
dl(string $extension_filename): boolParameters
$extension_filename
Typestring
This parameter is only the filename of the
extension to load which also depends on your platform. For example,
the sockets extension (if compiled
as a shared module, not the default!) would be called
sockets.so on Unix platforms whereas it is called
php_sockets.dll on the Windows platform.
Return value
Typebool
Changes to the dl Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
bool - Parameter type added for parameter #1 (
$extension_filename):string
- dl($extension_filename)
+ dl(string $extension_filename): booldl Function Availability
dl Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |