php-doc-en/reference/network/functions/gethostbyname.xml

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  <refentry id="function.gethostbyname">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>gethostbyname</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Get the IP address corresponding to a given Internet host name
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>gethostbyname</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>hostname</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Returns the IP address of the Internet host specified by
     <parameter>hostname</parameter> or a string containing the unmodified 
     <parameter>hostname</parameter> on failure.
    </para> 
    <para>
     <example>
      <title>A simple <function>gethostbyaddr</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$ip = gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST']);

print $ip;
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>gethostbyaddr</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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