Get status of output buffers ob_get_level ob_gzhandler Output Control Functions PHP Manual ob_get_status (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)ob_get_status — Get status of output buffers Description array ob_get_status ([ bool $full_status =FALSE ] ) ob_get_status() returns status information on either the top level output buffer or all active output buffer levels if full_status is set to TRUE. Parameters full_status TRUE to return all active output buffer levels. If FALSE or not set, only the top level output buffer is returned. Return Values If called without the full_status parameter or with full_status = FALSE a simple array with the following elements is returned: Array ( [level] => 2 [type] => 0 [status] => 0 [name] => URL-Rewriter [del] => 1 ) Simple ob_get_status() results Key:levelValue:Output nesting level Key:typeValue:PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_INTERNAL (0) or PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_USER (1) Key:statusValue:One of PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_START (0), PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CONT (1) or PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_END (2) Key:nameValue:Name of active output handler or ' default output handler' if none is set Key:delValue:Erase-flag as set by ob_start() If called with full_status = TRUE an array with one element for each active output buffer level is returned. The output level is used as key of the top level array and each array element itself is another array holding status information on one active output level. Array ( [0] => Array ( [chunk_size] => 0 [size] => 40960 [block_size] => 10240 [type] => 1 [status] => 0 [name] => default output handler [del] => 1 ) [1] => Array ( [chunk_size] => 0 [size] => 40960 [block_size] => 10240 [type] => 0 [buffer_size] => 0 [status] => 0 [name] => URL-Rewriter [del] => 1 ) ) The full output contains these additional elements: Full ob_get_status() results Key:chunk_sizeValue:Chunk size as set by ob_start() Key:sizeValue:... Key:blocksizeValue:... See Also ob_get_level() ob_list_handlers() ob_get_level ob_gzhandler Output Control Functions PHP Manual