PHP: version_compare - Manual (original) (raw)
(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
version_compare — Compares two "PHP-standardized" version number strings
Description
The function first replaces _, - and+ with a dot . in the version strings and also inserts dots . before and after any non number so that for example '4.3.2RC1' becomes '4.3.2.RC.1'. Then it compares the parts starting from left to right. If a part contains special version strings these are handled in the following order:any string not found in this list < dev < alpha =a < beta =b < RC = rc < # <pl = p. This way not only versions with different levels like '4.1' and '4.1.2' can be compared but also any PHP specific version containing development state.
Parameters
version1
First version number.
version2
Second version number.
operator
An optional operator. The possible operators are: <, lt,<=, le, >,gt, >=, ge,==, =, eq,!=, <>, ne respectively.
This parameter is case-sensitive, values should be lowercase.
Return Values
By default, version_compare() returns-1 if the first version is lower than the second,0 if they are equal, and1 if the second is lower.
When using the optional operator argument, the function will return [true](reserved.constants.php#constant.true) if the relationship is the one specified by the operator, [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) otherwise.
Examples
The examples below use the [PHP_VERSION](reserved.constants.php#constant.php-version) constant, because it contains the value of the PHP version that is executing the code.
Example #1 version_compare() examples
`<?php
if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0.0') >= 0) {
echo 'I am at least PHP version 7.0.0, my version: ' . PHP_VERSION . "\n";
}
if (
version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0') >= 0) {
echo 'I am at least PHP version 5.3.0, my version: ' . PHP_VERSION . "\n";
}
if (
version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.0', '>=')) {
echo 'I am at least PHP version 5.0.0, my version: ' . PHP_VERSION . "\n";
}
if (
version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.0', '<')) {
echo 'I am still PHP 4, my version: ' . PHP_VERSION . "\n";
}
?>`
Notes
Note:
The
[PHP_VERSION](reserved.constants.php#constant.php-version)constant holds current PHP version.
Note:
Note that pre-release versions, such as 5.3.0-dev, are considered lower than their final release counterparts (like 5.3.0).
Note:
Special version strings such as
alphaandbetaare case sensitive. Version strings from arbitrary sources that do not adhere to the PHP standard may need to be lowercased via strtolower() before callingversion_compare().
See Also
- phpversion() - Gets the current PHP version
- php_uname() - Returns information about the operating system PHP is running on
- function_exists() - Return true if the given function has been defined
Found A Problem?
21 years ago
[editors note]
snipbit fixed after comment from Matt Mullenweg
--jm
[/editors note]
so in a nutshell... I believe it works best like this:
<?php
if (version_compare(phpversion(), "4.3.0", ">=")) {
// you're on 4.3.0 or later
} else {
// you're not
}
?>13 years ago
This little script can perhaps help you understand version comparison a little better - the output is displayed in the comment at the top. Tweak the list of versions if you need more examples...
<?php
# 1 lt 1.0
# 1.0 lt 1.01
# 1.01 eq 1.1
# 1.1 lt 1.10
# 1.10 gt 1.10b
# 1.10b lt 1.10.0
header('Content-type: text/plain');
$versions = array(
'1',
'1.0',
'1.01',
'1.1',
'1.10',
'1.10b',
'1.10.0',
);
$comps = array(
-1 => 'lt',
0 => 'eq',
1 => 'gt'
);
foreach ($versions as $version) {
if (isset($last)) {
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>c</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>m</mi><mi>p</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>v</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>s</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>o</mi><msub><mi>n</mi><mi>c</mi></msub><mi>o</mi><mi>m</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">comp = version_compare(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.625em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">co</span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">v</span><span class="mord mathnormal">ers</span><span class="mord mathnormal">i</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.1514em;"><span style="top:-2.55em;margin-left:0em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight">c</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s"></span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.15em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal">re</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>last, $version);
echo str_pad($last,8,' ',STR_PAD_LEFT) . " {$comps[$comp]} {$version}\n";
}
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>l</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>s</mi><mi>t</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">last = </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">l</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal">s</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span></span></span></span>version;
}
?>16 years ago
Since this function considers 1 < 1.0 < 1.0.0, others might find this function useful (which considers 1 == 1.0):
<?php
//Compare two sets of versions, where major/minor/etc. releases are separated by dots.
//Returns 0 if both are equal, 1 if A > B, and -1 if B < A.
function version_compare2($a, $b)
{
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>d</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">"</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">"</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>m</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a = explode(".", rtrim(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.4306em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">pl</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">"."</span><span class="mpunct">,</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.1667em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">im</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>a, ".0")); //Split version into pieces and remove trailing .0
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>d</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">"</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">"</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>m</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b = explode(".", rtrim(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">b</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">pl</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">"."</span><span class="mpunct">,</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.1667em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">im</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>b, ".0")); //Split version into pieces and remove trailing .0
foreach ($a as <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>d</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>h</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>></mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">depth => </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8889em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">pt</span><span class="mord mathnormal">h</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=></span></span></span></span>aVal)
{ //Iterate over each piece of A
if (isset($b[$depth]))
{ //If B matches A to this depth, compare the values
if ($aVal > <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mo stretchy="false">[</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b[</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">b</span><span class="mopen">[</span></span></span></span>depth]) return 1; //Return A > B
else if ($aVal < <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mo stretchy="false">[</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">b[</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">b</span><span class="mopen">[</span></span></span></span>depth]) return -1; //Return B > A
//An equal result is inconclusive at this point
}
else
{ //If B does not match A to this depth, then A comes after B in sort order
return 1; //so return A > B
}
}
//At this point, we know that to the depth that A and B extend to, they are equivalent.
//Either the loop ended because A is shorter than B, or both are equal.
return (count($a) < count($b)) ? -1 : 0;
}
?>14 years ago
Please note that supplying an operator that is not listed (e.g. ===), this function returns NULL instead of false.
Tested on PHP5.3.0, Win3210 years ago
Note that both leading and trailing spaces on your version numbers can break version_compare().
Tested on PHP 5.6.8:
<?php
echo "\nShould be 0";
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl', '1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl' vs. ' 1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl', ' 1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n ' 1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare(' 1.0.0-pl', '1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl ' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl', '1.0.0-pl ');
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl ' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl ', '1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n\nShould be 1";
echo "\n '1.1.1-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.1.1-pl', '1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n ' 1.1.1-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> " . version_compare(' 1.1.1-pl', '1.0.0-pl');
echo "\n\nShould be -1";
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.1.1-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl', '1.1.1-pl');
echo "\n '1.0.0-pl' vs. ' 1.1.1-pl' ---> " . version_compare('1.0.0-pl', ' 1.1.1-pl');
/* Output
Should be 0
'1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> 0
'1.0.0-pl' vs. ' 1.0.0-pl' ---> 1
' 1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> -1
'1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl ' ---> 1
'1.0.0-pl ' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> -1
Should be 1
'1.1.1-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> 1
' 1.1.1-pl' vs. '1.0.0-pl' ---> -1
Should be -1
'1.0.0-pl' vs. '1.1.1-pl' ---> -1
'1.0.0-pl' vs. ' 1.1.1-pl' ---> 1
*/18 years ago
Something that may trip some folks up, but is useful to mention is that the following version comparison does not work quite as I expected:
version_compare('1.0.1', '1.0pl1', '>')
However, its quite easy to get working:
version_compare('1.0.1', '1.0.0pl1', '>')3 years ago
In case you need to handle more complex version numbers like alpha, beta,..., here is a little something that can help:
function multiExplode($delimiters,$string){
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>n</mi><msup><mo>=</mo><mo mathvariant="normal" lspace="0em" rspace="0em">′</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">/</mi><msup><mo stretchy="false">[</mo><mo mathvariant="normal" lspace="0em" rspace="0em">′</mo></msup><mi mathvariant="normal">.</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><msub><mi>g</mi><mi>q</mi></msub><mi>u</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">pattern = '/['.preg_quote(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.9463em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal">tt</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">er</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel"><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7519em;"><span style="top:-3.063em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">′</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.038em;vertical-align:-0.2861em;"></span><span class="mord">/</span><span class="mopen"><span class="mopen">[</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.7519em;"><span style="top:-3.063em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mtight"><span class="mord mtight">′</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mord">.</span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal">re</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">g</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.1514em;"><span style="top:-2.55em;margin-left:-0.0359em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:2.7em;"></span><span class="sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight"><span class="mord mathnormal mtight" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">q</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s"></span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.2861em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mord mathnormal">u</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>delimiters).']/';
return(preg_split( <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>n</mi><mo separator="true">,</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">pattern, </annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8095em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal">tt</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">er</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mpunct">,</span></span></span></span>string ));
}
function isInteger($input){
return(ctype_digit(strval($input)));
}
function keepIntsStartArray($arr){
$nonIntMappings=[
"alpha"=>1,
"beta"=>2,
"gamma"=>3,
"delta"=>4,
"epsilon"=>5,
"zeta"=>6,
"eta"=>7,
"theta"=>8,
"iota"=>9,
"kappa"=>10,
"lambda"=>11,
"mu"=>12,
"nu"=>13,
"xi"=>14,
"omicron"=>15,
"pi"=>16,
"rho"=>17,
"sigma"=>18,
"tau"=>19,
"upsilon"=>20,
"phi"=>21,
"chi"=>22,
"psi"=>23,
"omega"=>24,
];
$ret=[];
foreach($arr as $i){
if(!isInteger($i)){
if(!array_key_exists($i,$nonIntMappings)){
break;
}
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>t</mi><mo stretchy="false">[</mo><mo stretchy="false">]</mo><mo>=</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">ret[]=</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">re</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mopen">[</span><span class="mclose">]</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span></span></span></span>nonIntMappings[$i];
}
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>r</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>t</mi><mo stretchy="false">[</mo><mo stretchy="false">]</mo><mo>=</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">ret[]=</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">re</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mopen">[</span><span class="mclose">]</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span></span></span></span>i;
}
return($ret);
}
function appVersionBigger($v1,$v2,$orEqual=false){
$delimiters=".-+";
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn><mo>=</mo><mi>k</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>I</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>s</mi><mi>S</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>A</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>y</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>m</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>E</mi><mi>x</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>d</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a1=keepIntsStartArray(multiExplode(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord">1</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03148em;">k</span><span class="mord mathnormal">ee</span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.07847em;">I</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">s</span><span class="mord mathnormal">St</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">A</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">rr</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">y</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mord mathnormal">u</span><span class="mord mathnormal">lt</span><span class="mord mathnormal">i</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">E</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">pl</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>delimiters,$v1));
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>a</mi><mn>2</mn><mo>=</mo><mi>k</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>I</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>s</mi><mi>S</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>A</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>r</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>y</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>m</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>E</mi><mi>x</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>l</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>d</mi><mi>e</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">a2=keepIntsStartArray(multiExplode(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03148em;">k</span><span class="mord mathnormal">ee</span><span class="mord mathnormal">p</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.07847em;">I</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">s</span><span class="mord mathnormal">St</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">r</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mord mathnormal">A</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.02778em;">rr</span><span class="mord mathnormal">a</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">y</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mord mathnormal">u</span><span class="mord mathnormal">lt</span><span class="mord mathnormal">i</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">E</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">pl</span><span class="mord mathnormal">o</span><span class="mord mathnormal">d</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>delimiters,$v2));
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>l</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>c</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>t</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">len=count(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">l</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">co</span><span class="mord mathnormal">u</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>a1);
if($len>count($a2)){
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>l</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>c</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>u</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>t</mi><mo stretchy="false">(</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">len=count(</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6944em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.01968em;">l</span><span class="mord mathnormal">e</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">co</span><span class="mord mathnormal">u</span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord mathnormal">t</span><span class="mopen">(</span></span></span></span>a2);
}
for($i=0;$i<$len;$i++){
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>n</mi><mn>1</mn><mo>=</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">n1=</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord">1</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span></span></span></span>a1[$i];
<span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>n</mi><mn>2</mn><mo>=</mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">n2=</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span></span></span></span>a2[$i];
if($n1>$n2){
return(true);
}
if($n1<$n2){
return(false);
}
}
if(count($a1)>count($a2)){
return(true);
}
if(count($a1)<count($a2)){
return(false);
}
return($orEqual);
}
// usage examples:
$versions=[
"1.2.3-45"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.3-44"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.3-46"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.3"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.4"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.2"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.3"=>"1.2.3-45",
"1.2.3-ios"=>"1.2.3-and",
"1.2-ios"=>"1.2.3-and",
"2-ios"=>"1.2.3-and",
"1.2.3-alpha"=>"1.2.3-beta",
"1.2.3-beta"=>"1.2.3-alpha",
"1-gamma"=>"1.2.3-beta",
"1-alpha"=>"1.2.3-beta",
];
foreach($versions as <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mi>v</mi><mn>1</mn><mo>=</mo><mo>></mo></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">v1=></annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6835em;vertical-align:-0.0391em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.03588em;">v</span><span class="mord">1</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=></span></span></span></span>v2){
echo("v1: ".$v1."\tv2: ".$v2."\tgt: ".(appVersionBigger($v1,$v2,false)?"true":"false")."\tge: ".(appVersionBigger($v1,$v2,true)?"true":"false")."\n");
}
// output with php version 8.1.8:
/*
v1: 1.2.3-45 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: false ge: true
v1: 1.2.3-44 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: false ge: false
v1: 1.2.3-46 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: true ge: true
v1: 1.2.3 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: false ge: false
v1: 1.2.4 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: true ge: true
v1: 1.2.2 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: false ge: false
v1: 1.2 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: false ge: false
v1: 1.3 v2: 1.2.3-45 gt: true ge: true
v1: 1.2.3-ios v2: 1.2.3-and gt: false ge: true
v1: 1.2-ios v2: 1.2.3-and gt: false ge: false
v1: 2-ios v2: 1.2.3-and gt: true ge: true
v1: 1.2.3-alpha v2: 1.2.3-beta gt: false ge: false
v1: 1.2.3-beta v2: 1.2.3-alpha gt: true ge: true
v1: 1-gamma v2: 1.2.3-beta gt: true ge: true
v1: 1-alpha v2: 1.2.3-beta gt: false ge: false
*/php dot rb4ib at simplelogin dot com ¶
5 months ago
While `+` is typically used to append metadata that are not supposed to be accounted for version comparison, the PHP version_compare function will actually consider that it decreases the version (by less than the least significant number) so:
version_compare('1.0.0+something', '1.0.0', '>=')
will return `false`sam at wyvern dot non-spammers-remove dot com dot au ¶
21 years ago
Actually, it works to any degree:
<?php
version_compare('1.2.3.4RC7.7', '1.2.3.4RC7.8')
version_compare('8.2.50.4', '8.2.52.6')
?>
will both give -1 (ie the left is lower than the right).21 years ago
If you're careful, this function actualy works quite nicely for comparing version numbers from programs other than PHP itself. I've used it to compare MySQL version numbers. The only issue is that version_compare doesn't recognize the 'gamma' addition that mysql uses as being later than 'alpha' or 'beta', because the latter two are treated specially. If you keep this in mind though, you should have no problems.