YouTipFunc Curl_Version
# PHP curl_version() Function
[ PHP cURL Reference Manual](#)
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0)
curl_version — Get cURL version information.
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## Description
array curl_version ([ int $age = CURLVERSION_NOW ] )
Returns information about the cURL version.
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## Parameters
**age**
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## Return Value
Returns an associative array containing the following elements:
| Index | Description |
| --- | --- |
| version_number | cURL 24-bit version number |
| version | cURL version number as a string |
| ssl_version_number | OpenSSL 24-bit version number |
| ssl_version | OpenSSL version number as a string |
| libz_version | zlib version number as a string |
| host | Information about the host cURL was compiled on |
| age | |
| features | A bitmask of _CURL_VERSION_XXX_ constants |
| protocols | An array of protocol names supported by cURL |
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## Example
This example will check which features are available in the current cURL version using the 'features' bitmask returned by curl_version().
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