The explanation above renders this function useless.
I can check phpinfo() to determine the name of the extension.
If it's in the display that proves that it's loaded.
If not, I might know the dll name (php_printer.dll) but I don't know the name of the extension.
extension_loaded
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
extension_loaded — Find out whether an extension is loaded
Parameters
-
extension -
The extension name. This parameter is case-insensitive.
You can see the names of various extensions by using phpinfo() or if you're using the
CGIorCLIversion 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 extension
is loaded, false otherwise.
Examples
Example #1 extension_loaded() example
<?php
if (!extension_loaded('gd')) {
if (!dl('gd.so')) {
exit;
}
}
?>See Also
- get_loaded_extensions() - Returns an array with the names of all modules compiled and loaded
- get_extension_funcs() - Returns an array with the names of the functions of a module
- phpinfo() - Outputs information about PHP's configuration
- dl() - Loads a PHP extension at runtime
- function_exists() - Return true if the given function has been defined
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