System.gethostbyaddr()

System.gethostname()

Method System.gethostbyname()

Method gethostbyname

array(string|array(string)) gethostbyname(string hostname)

Description

Returns an array with information about the specified host.

Returns

The returned array contains the following:

Array string hostname Name of the host. array(string) ips Array of IP numbers for the host. array(string) aliases Array of alternative names for the host.

Note

This function only exists on systems that have the gethostbyname(2) or similar system call.

See also

gethostbyaddr()