note 69205 added to function.gethostbyname

If you need something like getifaddrs() or gethostid() to get the machine's main IP address, you can try $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'] but that often returns 127.0.0.1. This happens a lot if you are just testing at home on a vanilla machine. Instead, try this: gethostbyname( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ) It will usually return the correct IP address, something like 192.168.0.50 if you are on LAN. I have only tested machines behind NAT, but it should work on a machine connected directly to the internet. Perhaps check if $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'] is 127.0.0.1 and if so, fall back to the above method. ---- Server IP: 66.163.161.117 Probable Submitter: 71.221.143.57 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/69205 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69205 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/69205 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php