php_sapi_name

(PHP4 >= 4.0.1)

php_sapi_name --  Returns the type of interface between web server and PHP

Description

string php_sapi_name (void)

Php_sapi_name() returns a lowercase string which describes the type of interface between web server and PHP (Server API, SAPI). In CGI PHP, this string is "cgi", in mod_php for Apache, this string is "apache" and so on.

Example 1. Php_sapi_name() Example


$inter_type = php_sapi_name();
if ($inter_type == "cgi")
    print "You are using CGI PHP\n";
else
    print "You are not using CGI PHP\n";