php man page for gethostbynamel

GETHOSTBYNAMEL(3)							 1							 GETHOSTBYNAMEL(3)

gethostbynamel - Get a list of IPv4 addresses corresponding to a given Internet host name

SYNOPSIS
       array gethostbynamel (string  $hostname)

DESCRIPTION
	Returns a list of IPv4 addresses to which the Internet host specified by $hostname resolves.

PARAMETERS
	      o $hostname
		- The host name.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns an array of IPv4 addresses or FALSE if $hostname could not be resolved.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      gethostbynamel(3) example

	      <?php
	      $hosts = gethostbynamel('www.example.com');
	      print_r($hosts);
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Array
	      (
		  [0] => 192.0.34.166
	      )

SEE ALSO
       gethostbyname(3), gethostbyaddr(3), checkdnsrr(3), getmxrr(3), the named(8) manual page.

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