#20184 [Opn->Csd]: Add the build date to the output from php -v

ID: 20184 User updated by: vlcc69jfbo001@sneakemail.com Reported By: vlcc69jfbo001@sneakemail.com -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: All PHP Version: 4CVS-2002-10-31 New Comment: Well, arguments aside, someone has now done this: >php -v PHP 4.3.0-dev (cli) (built: Nov 4 2002 16:07:58), Copyright (c) 1997-2002 The PHP Group Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Zend Technologies Thank you! Bug closed. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-11-01 05:28:28] nohn@php.net reopened this feature request phpinfo() is not enough as the output of phpinfo cannot easily be analyzed. if not adding this to other functions something like php_buildate or even better php_package_date (the date when the archive was packed and uploaded to the server) would be great. see also http://lists.php.net/article.php?group=php.qa&article=6527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-31 11:34:58] sniper@php.net Added. phpinfo() already has this information and adding it to any other place is waste of time. (but propably someone will add a function for this too..*sigh*) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-31 04:28:12] cynic@php.net <aol>me too</aol> ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-31 04:24:39] nohn@php.net I would appreciate this change, it would make everything much easier. This output should also be added to phpinfo(), phpversion() and anything else where a version information is returned by PHP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-31 03:20:13] vlcc69jfbo001@sneakemail.com When testing CVS versions of PHP it is occasionally easy to lose track of which date's version you're running, whether you forgot to compile after the last CVS update etc. Other than burrowing for the executables and reading modification dates, there doesn't seem to be an simple way of finding the build date. It would seem like a reasonable idea to add the build date to the output from php -v. so it reads something like: >php -v PHP 4.3.0-dev (cli) (built: Oct 29 12:04), Copyright (c) 1997-2002 The PHP Group Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Zend Technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=20184&edit=1