note 58015 added to function.gethostbyname

In PHP4 you can use gethostbyname() but I have found this unreliable when doing lookups on entries that return A records on the private network. PHP5 has a much better routine -- dns_get_record(). If you are stuck with PHP4 or don't want to upgrade you can use dig: <?php $ip = /usr/bin/dig $host A +short; ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58015 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58015&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+58015&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php