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gethostbynamel(3) [php man page]

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. PHP Documentation Group GETHOSTBYNAMEL(3)

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GETMXRR(3)								 1								GETMXRR(3)

getmxrr - Get MX records corresponding to a given Internet host name

SYNOPSIS
bool getmxrr (string $hostname, array &$mxhosts, [array &$weight]) DESCRIPTION
Searches DNS for MX records corresponding to $hostname. PARAMETERS
o $hostname - The Internet host name. o $mxhosts - A list of the MX records found is placed into the array $mxhosts. o $weight - If the $weight array is given, it will be filled with the weight information gathered. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if any records are found; returns FALSE if no records were found or if an error occurred. CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+ |Version | | | | | | | Description | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 5.3.0 | | | | | | | This function is now available on Windows plat- | | | forms. | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ NOTES
Note This function should not be used for the purposes of address verification. Only the mailexchangers found in DNS are returned, how- ever, according to RFC 2821 when no mail exchangers are listed, $hostname itself should be used as the only mail exchanger with a priority of 0. Note For compatibility with Windows before this was implemented, then try the PEAR class Net_DNS. SEE ALSO
checkdnsrr(3), dns_get_record(3), gethostbyname(3), gethostbynamel(3), gethostbyaddr(3), the named(8) manual page. PHP Documentation Group GETMXRR(3)
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