PHP | Imagick getVersion() Function

The Imagick::getVersion() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the ImageMagick API version.

Syntax:

array Imagick::getVersion( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns the ImageMagick API version.

Below programs illustrate the Imagick::getVersion() function in PHP:

Program 1:
Original Image:

<?php

// Create new Imagick object
$im = new Imagick(
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-15.png');

// Using getVersion function
print_r($im->getVersion());
?>

Output:

Array ( [versionNumber] => 1673 
        [versionString] => ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2018-09-28 http://www.imagemagick.org 
) 

Program 2:
Original Image:

<?php

$string = "Computer Science portal for Geeks!";

// Creating new image of above String
// and add color
$im = new Imagick();
$draw = new ImagickDraw();

// Fill the color in image
$draw->setFillColor(new ImagickPixel('green'));

// Set the text font size
$draw->setFontSize(50);

$matrix = $im->queryFontMetrics($draw, $string);
$draw->annotation(0, 40, $string);
$im->newImage($matrix['textWidth'], $matrix['textHeight'],
        new ImagickPixel('white'));
// Draw the image
$im->drawImage($draw);
$im->setImageFormat('jpeg');

// Using getVersion function
print_r($im->getVersion());

?>

Output:

Array ( [versionNumber] => 1673 
        [versionString] => ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2018-09-28 http://www.imagemagick.org 
) 

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/imagick.getversion.php