openssl_pkey_get_public

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Extract public key from certificate and prepare it for use.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2
PHP 8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5

openssl_pkey_get_public Function synopsis

openssl_pkey_get_public($public_key): OpenSSLAsymmetricKey|false

Parameters

$public_key

$public_key can be one of the following:

Return value

TypeOpenSSLAsymmetricKey|false

Returns an OpenSSLAsymmetricKey instance on success, or false on error.

Changes to the openssl_pkey_get_public Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: OpenSSLAsymmetricKey|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $cert to $public_key
- openssl_pkey_get_public($cert)
+ openssl_pkey_get_public($public_key): OpenSSLAsymmetricKey|false

openssl_pkey_get_public Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.5Future Release Yes
PHP 8.4Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.3Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.2Supported 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