PHP function dl()
Availability in PHP 4.0
Parameters
| Parameter | Data type | Default value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
$library |
string |
not | This parameter is only the filename of the extension to load which also depends on your platform. For example, the sockets extension (if compiled as a shared module, not the default!) would be called sockets.so on Unix platforms whereas it is called php_sockets.dll on the Windows platform. |
Return values
bool
TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. If the functionality of loading modules is not available or has been disabled (either by setting enable_dl off or by enabling safe mode in php.ini) an E_ERROR is emitted and execution is stopped. If dl fails because the specified library couldn't be loaded, in addition to FALSE an E_WARNING message is emitted.