Re: RFC ? gethostbyname - getnameinfo()

Not sure, I tried something locally and this is what i came up with (and what i think expected behaviour could be) <?php echo "IPv6 preferred host (no A record, but CNAME to A):\n"; var_dump(gethostbyname("ipv6.google.com")); echo "\nIPv4 preferred host with AAAA records: \n"; var_dump(gethostbyname("www.google.com")); echo "\nIPv6 preferred host (no A record, but CNAME to A)\n"; var_dump(gethostbyname2("ipv6.google.com")); echo "\nIPv4 preferred host with AAAA records:\n"; var_dump(gethostbyname2("www.google.com")); echo "\nIPv4 preferred host with AAAA records and extra argument:\n"; var_dump(gethostbyname2("www.google.com",TRUE)); root@lucid32:/vagrant/php-5.4.13# ./sapi/cli/php run.php IPv6 preferred host (no A record, but CNAME to A): string(15) "ipv6.google.com" IPv4 preferred host with AAAA records: string(14) "173.194.66.103" IPv6 preferred host (no A record, but CNAME to A) string(22) "2a00:1450:400c:c05::68" IPv4 preferred host with AAAA records: string(14) "173.194.66.104" IPv4 preferred host with AAAA records and extra argument: string(22) "2a00:1450:400c:c03::68" On 27 Mar 2013, at 15:34, Lars Strojny <lars@strojny.net> wrote: > I agree, PHP should have world-class support for v6. What is your proposal exactly? > > Am 27.03.2013 um 13:39 schrieb Sam Hermans <sam@mujo.be>: > >> Hi, >> >> The rcf howto pushed me into mailing you guys to measure reaction. >> >> For a project i am working on i struggle a lot with the fact that >> $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDRESS'] return policy is to prefer IPv6 over IPv4, and that >> gethostbyname prefers IPv4. It seems that the gethostbyname >> function as used in php is deprecated, and that getnameinfo should be used. >> >> I think that in an age where we are finally getting the support of the *big* boys to start >> using IPv6 that php should be there and ready for them. >> >> I have never contributed to php core before, but i'm more than happy to take the lead >> on this one. >> >> Please let me know what you guys think, and thank you for your time. >> >> Kind regards, >> Sam Hermans >> >> >> -- >> PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >