rpmdbsearch

(PECL rpminfo >= 0.3.0)

rpmdbsearch — Search RPM packages

rpmdbsearch(
    string$pattern,
    int$rpmtag = RPMTAG_NAME,
    int$rpmmire = -1,
    bool$full = false
): ?array

Search packages in the system RPM database.

pattern: Value to search for.
rpmtag: Search criterion, one of RPMTAG_* constant, see the rpminfo constants page.
rpmmire: Pattern type, one of RPMMIRE_* constant, see the rpminfo constants page. When < 0 the criterion must equals the value, and database index is used if possible.
full: If true all information headers for the file are retrieved, else only a minimal set.

An array of array of information or NULL on error.

Example #1 Searching for the package owning a file

<?php
$info = rpmdbsearch("/usr/bin/php", RPMTAG_INSTFILENAMES);
print_r($info);
?>

The above example will output:

Array ( [0] => Array ( [Name] => php-cli [Version] => 7.4.4 [Release] => 1.fc32 [Summary] => Command-line interface for PHP [Arch] => x86_64 ) )