hi everyone, today i meet a strange while the function openssl_get_publickey() runs well in php 7 while report an error in php5. 6.16 and php5.5.12 here is the test code: <?php //define a pem formatted string varaible named $key $key = <<<EOF -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCnxj/9qwVfgoUh/y2W89L6BkRAFljhNhgPdyPuBV64bfQNN1PjbCzkIM6qRdKBoLPXmKKMiFYnkd6rAoprih3/PrQEB/VsW8OoM8fxn67UDYuyBTqA23MML9q1+ilIZwBC2AQ2UBVOrFXfFl75p6/B5KsiNG9zpgmLCUYuLkxpLQIDAQAB -----END PUBLIC KEY----- EOF; //get the $res = openssl_get_publickey($key); var_dump($res); ?> while in php7.0.0 the result is normal and correct here is the output { D:\wamp64\www\php\index.php(50) : eval()'d code:24:resource(4, OpenSSL key) } but not the same result in php 5.6.16 and php 5.5.12 here is the output { D:\wamp64\www\php\index.php(50) : eval()'d code:24:boolean false } so can you help me with the problem??? thanks........