Detect the server's OS

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5:15 pm on Aug 7, 2007 (gmt 0)

Hi,
Is there some function to guess if the server is running under Linux or Windows? Thanks!

5:22 pm on Aug 7, 2007 (gmt 0)

try this
echo $_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'];

1:44 pm on Aug 8, 2007 (gmt 0)

Anytime you need to know something about the server that is running PHP, check out the predefined variables manual page [php.net]. :)

1:53 pm on Aug 9, 2007 (gmt 0)

For server OS there is also the predefined constants [php.net]. I often use this for determining between Windows and all others:

if (stristr [php.net](PHP_OS, 'WIN')) { 
 // Win 
} else { 
 // Other 
}