PHP gethostbyname() Function
The PHP gethostbyname() function returns the IPv4 address for a given domain/host name. The function returns a string containing the unmodified hostname on failure.
Syntax
gethostbyname(hostname)
Parameters
hostname |
Required. Specify the host name. |
Return Value
Returns the IPv4 address or a string containing the unmodified hostname on failure.
Example:
The example below shows the usage of gethostbyname() function.
<?php
$ip = gethostbyname('www.alphacodingskills.com');
print_r($ip);
?>
The output of the above code will be:
34.66.60.131
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