PHP gethostbynamel() Function
The PHP gethostbynamel() function returns a list of IPv4 addresses for a given domain/host name. The function returns false if the specified hostname could not be resolved.
Syntax
gethostbynamel(hostname)
Parameters
hostname |
Required. Specify the host name. |
Return Value
Returns an array of IPv4 addresses or false if hostname could not be resolved.
Example:
The example below shows the usage of gethostbynamel() function.
<?php
$hosts = gethostbynamel('www.alphacodingskills.com');
print_r($hosts);
?>
The output of the above code will be:
Array
(
[0] => 34.66.60.131
)
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