#45952 [NEW]: Timeout need for gethostbyname()
From: shefik at allknightaccess dot com
Operating system: Linux
PHP version: 5.2.6
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: Timeout need for gethostbyname()
Description:
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When using the function gethostbyname(), a script can hang
indefinitely if the host being queried is down or currently having
name server failures.
Therefore, a timeout is needed for this function, so the script can
continue executing, instead of being stuck at trying to reach an
inaccessible host.
I know the docs at
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php
state "Returns
the IP address or a string containing the unmodified hostname on
failure."
but the the hostname is having dns/nameserver failures at the time of
query, then the hostname does not get returned on failure. the script
will hang at this function.
I am using PHP 5.2.6. How come bug #12802 is still open and not
getting addressed? This bug was originally submitted Aug 16, 2001. It
is now Aug 29, 2008. 7 years later and still the same bug!!! Why is
this bug being ignored for so long?
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- shefik at allknightaccess dot com