# php_sapi_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.1, PHP 5)

php_sapi_name — Returns the type of interface between web server and PHP

### Description

string php_sapi_name ( void )

Returns a lowercase string which describes the type of interface between web server and PHP (Server API, SAPI). In CGI PHP, this string is "cgi", in mod_php for Apache, this string is "apache" and so on.

### Return Values

Returns the interface type, as a lowercase string.

### Examples

Example#1 php_sapi_name() example

`<?php
$sapi_type = php_sapi_name();
if (substr($sapi_type, 0, 3) == 'cgi') {
echo "You are using CGI PHP\n";
} else {
echo "You are not using CGI PHP\n";
}
?>`

### See Also

- PHP_SAPI