openssl_cipher_iv_length

(PHP 5 >= PHP 5.3.3, PHP 7)
Gets the cipher iv length
int openssl_cipher_iv_length ( string $method )

Gets the cipher initialization vector (iv) length.

Parameters:
method

The cipher method, see openssl_get_cipher_methods() for a list of potential values.

Returns:

Returns the cipher length on success, or FALSE on failure.

Exception:

Emits an E_WARNING level error when the cipher algorithm is unknown.

Examples:
openssl_cipher_iv_length() example
<?php
$method = 'AES-128-CBC';
$ivlen = openssl_cipher_iv_length($method);

echo $ivlen;
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

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