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gethostbyname
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
gethostbyname — Get the IP address corresponding to a given Internet host name
Description
string gethostbyname
( string $hostname
)
Returns the IP address of the Internet host specified by hostname .
Parameters
- hostname
-
The host name.
Return Values
Returns the IP address or a string containing the unmodified hostname on failure.
Examples
Example #1 A simple gethostbyname() example
<?php
$ip = gethostbyname('www.example.com');
echo $ip;
?>
