openssl_x509_export

Exports a certificate as a string

Description

bool openssl_x509_export(OpenSSLCertificatestring $certificate, string &$output, bool $no_text = true)

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

Parameters

x509

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

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