Re: [PHP] find out ip address [beginner]

could you ping or gethostip that webserver using the sytem command, then parse what you recieve? $val = system ('ping -c 1 outherwebserver'); or $val = system ('gethostip outherwebserver'); //then parse $val to pull out the ip address there is probably a better way to do it though, not even sure

Re: [PHP] find out ip address [beginner]

My page is supposed to compare the client IP address to the IP address of an other webserver. I have that domain name and would like to find out it's IP address. Unfortunately its IP address changes regularly (dynamic dns) so that gethostbyname() does not work (it caches the IP address). I am worki

RE: [PHP] find out ip address [beginner]

> hi, i need some code to find out the ip address of a server. > just a simple dns query. > > how do i do that? i'm a beginner, please help. $ip = gethostbyname( "www.php.net" ); http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php --Rick -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)

RE: [PHP] find out ip address [beginner]

Tobes on Monday, May 24, 2004 2:09 PM said: > hi, i need some code to find out the ip address of a server. just a > simple dns query. > > how do i do that? i'm a beginner, please help. are you saying you already have the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)? or are y

[PHP] find out ip address [beginner]

hi, i need some code to find out the ip address of a server. just a simple dns query. how do i do that? i'm a beginner, please help. thanks in advance tobes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php