PHP | gethostbyaddr() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP gethostbyaddr() Function.

The built-in PHP gethostbyaddr() function is used for getting the internet host name corresponding to the specified IP Address.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

string gethostbyaddr ( string $ip_address )

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameters & Description
1	ip_address It will host the IP Address

Return Value

This PHP function returns the internet host name.

Example

Try out the following example below -

<?php
   $hostname = gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
   
   echo $hostname;
?>

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we will study about the PHP gethostbynamel() Function.

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