ob_clean

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.0

Clean (erase) the contents of the active output buffer.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1-8.2

PHP 8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

`ob_clean` Function synopsis

ob_clean(): bool

Parameters

ob_clean does not take any parameters.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the `ob_clean` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: bool

- ob_clean()
+ ob_clean(): bool

`ob_clean` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.5Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.3Supported	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only	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