zend_version()

zend_version() — Gets the version of the current Zend engine.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

What it does

Returns a string containing the version of the currently running Zend Engine.

Signature

zend_version(): string

Parameters

This function takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns the Zend Engine version number, as a string.

Example

A runnable snippet:

echo "Zend engine version: " . zend_version();

Output:

Zend engine version: 2.2.0

See also

phpinfo(), phpcredits(), phpversion()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page zend_version() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.