The gethostbynamel() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which returns a list of IPv4 address for a specified internet host/domain name.
Syntax:
gethostbynamel( string $hostname )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $hostname which is required. It specifies the hostname whose IPv4 address list to be found.
Return Value: This function returns the list of IPv4 address of the specified host/domain name on success or FALSE on failure.
Note: This function is available for PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
Below program illustrates the gethostbynamel() function in PHP:
Program:
<?php $hostlist = gethostbynamel ( "geeksforgeeks.org" ); print_r( $hostlist ); ?> |
Output:
Array ( [0] => 52.25.109.230 )
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbynamel.php