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