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PHP Exercises : Get the information about the OS PHP is running on

PHP : Exercise-26 with Solution

Write a PHP script to get the information about the operating system PHP is running on.

Sample Solution: -

PHP Code:

<?php
 echo php_uname()."\n";
echo PHP_OS."\n";
if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
echo 'This is a server using Windows!';
} else {
echo 'This is a server not using Windows!'."\n";
}
?>

Sample Output: 

Linux programming-editor 4.4.0-78-generic #99-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 27 
15:29:09 UTC 2017 x86_64                                            
Linux                                                               
This is a server not using Windows!

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Get the information about the OS PHP is running on

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PHP: Tips of the Day

Returns all elements in an array except for the first one

Example:

<?php
function tips_tail($items)
{
  return count($items) > 1 ? array_slice($items, 1) : $items;
}

print_r(tips_tail([1, 5, 7]));
?>

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 5
    [1] => 7
)