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apache_getenv

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

apache_getenvGet an Apache subprocess_env variable

Description

apache_getenv(string $variable, bool $walk_to_top = false): string|false

Retrieve an Apache environment variable specified by variable.

Parameters

variable

The Apache environment variable

walk_to_top

Whether to get the top-level variable available to all Apache layers.

Return Values

The value of the Apache environment variable on success, or false on failure

Examples

Example #1 apache_getenv() example

The example above shows how to retrieve the value of the Apache environment variable SERVER_ADDR.

<?php
$ret
= apache_getenv("SERVER_ADDR");
echo
$ret;
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

42.24.42.240

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elhachmi at gmail dot com
11 years ago
apache_getenv(key) does not work on an php cgi installation, in this case rather use $_SERVER["REDIRECT_key"]
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Anonymous
6 years ago
This manual page is unclear as to whether it will fetch Apache configuration environment variables set by "SetEnv" (including "SetEnvIf[NoCase]" or "BrowserMatch" e.g.) as the only example given is with a pre-defined CGI interface variable (which is also available via the $_SERVER[] array). If custom Apache runtime configuration variables are indeed fetchable via this interface, let's say so or give an example of such.
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