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extension_loaded - Find out whether an extension is loaded
SYNOPSIS
bool extension_loaded (string $name)
DESCRIPTION
Finds out whether the extension is loaded.
PARAMETERS
o $name
- The extension name. This parameter is case-insensitive. You can see the names of various extensions by using phpinfo(3) or if
you're using the CGI or CLI version of PHP you can use the -m switch to list all available extensions:
$ php -m
[PHP Modules]
xml
tokenizer
standard
sockets
session
posix
pcre
overload
mysql
mbstring
ctype
[Zend Modules]
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if the extension identified by $name is loaded, FALSE otherwise.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
extension_loaded(3) example
<?php
if (!extension_loaded('gd')) {
if (!dl('gd.so')) {
exit;
}
}
?>
SEE ALSO
get_loaded_extensions(3), get_extension_funcs(3), phpinfo(3), dl(3), function_exists(3).
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