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gethostbyname

Name

gethostbyname — Gets the IP address for an Internet host.

Synopsis

string gethostbyname(hostname); string hostname: Internet hostname

Returns

IP address; the hostname argument on error

Description

gethostbyname() performs a DNS lookup of an Internet hostname and returns the corresponding IP address. If no IP address can be found for the specified hostname, the function returns the hostname argument.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 835. Find the IP address for a hostname

<?php
$host = 'www.gnu.org';
$ip = gethostbyname ($host);

if ($ip != $host)
    echo "The IP address for <i>$host</i> is <i>$ip</i>.";
else
    echo "I could not successfully look up <i>$host</i>.";
?>

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