php man page for gethostname

GETHOSTNAME(3)								 1							    GETHOSTNAME(3)

gethostname - Gets the host name

SYNOPSIS
       string gethostname (void  )

DESCRIPTION
       gethostname(3) gets the standard host name for the local machine.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a string with the hostname on success, otherwise FALSE is returned.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      A simple gethostname(3) example

	      <?php
	      echo gethostname(); // may output e.g,: sandie

	      // Or, an option that also works before PHP 5.3
	      echo php_uname('n'); // may output e.g,: sandie
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       gethostbyname(3), gethostbyaddr(3), php_uname(3).

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