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<h1 class="refname">openssl_x509_parse</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">openssl_x509_parse</span> — <span class="dc-title">Parse an X509 certificate and return the information as an array</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">array</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>openssl_x509_parse</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$x509cert</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">bool</span> <code class="parameter">$shortnames</code><span class="initializer"> = true</span></span>
] )</div>
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<span class="function"><strong>openssl_x509_parse()</strong></span> returns information about the
supplied <em><code class="parameter">x509cert</code></em>, including fields such as subject
name, issuer name, purposes, valid from and valid to dates etc.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">x509cert</code></em></span>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">shortnames</code></em></span>
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<em><code class="parameter">shortnames</code></em> controls how the data is indexed in the
array - if <em><code class="parameter">shortnames</code></em> is <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> (the default) then
fields will be indexed with the short name form, otherwise, the long name
form will be used - e.g.: CN is the shortname form of commonName.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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<em class="emphasis">The structure of the returned data is (deliberately) not
yet documented, as it is still subject to change.</em>
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