ob_get_length

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.0

Return the length of the output buffer.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`ob_get_length` Function synopsis

ob_get_length(): int|false

Parameters

ob_get_length does not take any parameters.

Return value

Typeint|false

Returns the length of the output buffer contents, in bytes, or false if no buffering is active.

Changes to the `ob_get_length` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: int|false

- ob_get_length()
+ ob_get_length(): int|false

`ob_get_length` 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