php_uname

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Returns information about the operating system PHP is running on.

PHP 5
PHP 7.0
Improved
PHP 7.1-7.4
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

php_uname Function synopsis

php_uname(string $mode = "a"): string

Parameters

$mode

OptionalTypestringDefault value"a"

$mode is a single character that defines what information is returned:

Return value

Typestring

Returns the description, as a string.

Changes to the php_uname Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($mode): string
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($mode): "a"
- php_uname($mode)
+ php_uname(string $mode = "a"): string

PHP 7.0

  • Added new optional parameter: $mode
- php_uname()
+ php_uname($mode)

php_uname Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
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