# openssl_x509_export

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

openssl_x509_export — Exports a certificate as a string

### Description

bool openssl_x509_export ( mixed `$x509` , string `&$output` [, bool `$notext` ] )

openssl_x509_export() stores `x509` into a string named by `output` in a PEM encoded format.

### Parameters

`x509`

`output`

  On success, this will hold the PEM.

`notext`

  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.