note 72673 added to function.fsockopen

Function to "ping" a server. // check if a server is up by connecting to a port function chkServer($host, $port) { $hostip = gethostbyname($host); // resloves IP from Hostname returns hostname on failure if ($hostip == $host) // if the IP is not resloved { echo "Server is down or does not exist"; } else { if (!$x = fsockopen($hostip, $port, $errno, $errstr, 5)) // attempt to connect { echo "Server is down"; } else { echo "Server is up"; if ($x) { fclose($x); //close connection (i dont know if this is needed or not). } } } } ---- Server IP: 83.138.144.80 Probable Submitter: 212.44.43.189 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/72673 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72673 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/72673 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php