openssl_x509_export

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

openssl_x509_export — Exports a certificate as a string

Description

openssl_x509_export(OpenSSLCertificate|string $certificate, string &$output, bool $no_text = true): bool

openssl_x509_export() stores certificate into a string named by output in a PEM encoded format.

Parameters

certificate

See Key/Certificate parameters for a list of valid values.

output

On success, this will hold the PEM.

no_text

The optional parameter notext affects the verbosity of the output; if it is false, then additional human-readable information is included in the output. The default value of notext is true.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.0certificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now; previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.