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PHP get_loaded_extensions() Function

The get_loaded_extensions() is an inbuilt function that returns an array of loaded and compiled modules in PHP.

Syntax:

get_loaded_extensions(bool $zend_extensions = false):

Parameters: This function has only one parameter.

  • $zend_extensions: It only returns zend extensions, if not then regular extensions, like MySQLi are listed. It defaults to “false” (return regular extensions).

 

Return Values:

Example 1: The following code snippet demonstrates the get_loaded_extensions() function.

PHP




<?php
   print_r(get_loaded_extensions());
?>


Output:

Array
(
   [0] => Core
   [1] => date
   [2] => libxml
   [3] => openssl
   [4] => pcre
   [5] => zlib
   [6] => filter
   [7] => hash
   [8] => json
   [9] => pcntl
   [10] => Reflection
   [11] => SPL
   [12] => session
   [13] => standard
   [14] => sodium
   [15] => mysqlnd
   [16] => PDO
   [17] => calendar
   [18] => ctype
   [19] => exif
   [20] => FFI
   [21] => fileinfo
   [22] => ftp
   [23] => gettext
   [24] => iconv
   [25] => mysqli
   [26] => pdo_mysql
   [27] => Phar
   [28] => posix
   [29] => readline
   [30] => shmop
   [31] => sockets
   [32] => sysvmsg
   [33] => sysvsem
   [34] => sysvshm
   [35] => tokenizer
   [36] => Zend OPcache
)
              

Example 2: The following code snippet demonstrates the get_loaded_extensions() function.

PHP




<?php
   print_r(get_loaded_extensions(true));
?>


Output:

Array
(
   [0] => Zend OPcache
)     

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-loaded-extensions.php

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