openlog

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.2

Open connection to system logger.

PHP 5

PHP 7

PHP 8.0

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2

Improved

PHP 8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`openlog` Function synopsis

openlog(
    string $prefix,
    int $flags,
    int $facility
  ): true

Parameters

`$prefix`

Typestring

The string $prefix is added to each message.

`$flags`

Typeint

Bitmask of the following constants:

$flags accepts one or a bitmask of the following constant values:

The $facility argument is used to specify what type of program is logging the message. This lets the configuration file specify that messages from different facilities will be handled differently. Must be one of the following constants:

$facility accepts one of the following constant values:

Return value

Typetrue

Always returns true

Changes to the `openlog` Function

PHP 8.2

Return type changed: bool to true

  openlog(
      string $prefix,
      int $flags,
      int $facility
-   ): bool
+   ): true

PHP 8.0

Return type added: bool
Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $ident to $prefix
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($prefix): string
Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $option to $flags
Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($flags): int
Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($facility): int

  openlog(
-     $ident,
+     string $prefix,
-     $option,
+     int $flags,
-     $facility
+     int $facility
-   )
+   ): bool

`openlog` 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

openlog Function synopsis

openlog Function Availability

`openlog` Function synopsis

`openlog` Function Availability