note 119721 added to function.gethostbyname

For the "dig" solution, here is a better one: <?php $IP = /usr/bin/dig $host. A +short | /usr/bin/tail -n1 ?> Using tail because dig, even in the +short form, may return CNAME entries first, and also may return many, many entries (see "dig google.com"). Usig the dot at the end of the host to not perform domain searches. This works also when $host = IP address already Will return empty string in case o resolve failure (invalid hostname) ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 187.95.127.83 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/119721 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119721 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/119721 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php