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(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)
Returns a list of IP addresses to which the Internet host specified by hostname resolves. Returns FALSE if hostname could not be resolved.
Example 1. gethostbynamel() example
<?php $hosts = gethostbynamel('www.example.com'); print_r($hosts);?>
The printout of the above program will be:
Array ( [0] => 192.0.34.166 )
See also gethostbyname(), gethostbyaddr(), checkdnsrr(), getmxrr(), and the named(8) manual page.