# zend_version

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

zend_version — Gets the version of the current Zend engine

### Description

string zend_version ( void )

Returns a string containing the version of the currently running Zend Engine.

### Return Values

Returns the Zend Engine version number, as a string.

### Examples

Example#1 zend_version() example

`<?php
echo "Zend engine version: " . zend_version();
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Zend engine version: 2.2.0

### See Also

- phpinfo()
- phpcredits()
- php_logo_guid()
- phpversion()