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<openssl_free_keyopenssl_get_cipher_methods>
^OpenSSL FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

openssl_get_cert_locations

(PHP 5 >= 5.6.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

openssl_get_cert_locations — Retrieve the available certificate locations

Description

function openssl_get_cert_locations(): array

openssl_get_cert_locations() returns an array with information about the available certificate locations that will be searched for SSL certificates.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns an array with the available certificate locations.

Examples

Example #1 openssl_get_cert_locations() example

<?php
var_dump(openssl_get_cert_locations());
?>

The above example will output:

array(8) {
  ["default_cert_file"]=>
  string(21) "/usr/lib/ssl/cert.pem"
  ["default_cert_file_env"]=>
  string(13) "SSL_CERT_FILE"
  ["default_cert_dir"]=>
  string(18) "/usr/lib/ssl/certs"
  ["default_cert_dir_env"]=>
  string(12) "SSL_CERT_DIR"
  ["default_private_dir"]=>
  string(20) "/usr/lib/ssl/private"
  ["default_default_cert_area"]=>
  string(12) "/usr/lib/ssl"
  ["ini_cafile"]=>
  string(0) ""
  ["ini_capath"]=>
  string(0) ""
}


<openssl_free_keyopenssl_get_cipher_methods>
^OpenSSL FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026