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  • PHP Network Functions

  • PHP Network Introduction

    The Network functions contains various network function and let you manipulate information sent to the browser by the Web server, before any other output has been sent.

    Installation

    The Network functions are part of the PHP core. There is no installation needed to use these functions.

    PHP Network Functions

    Function Description
    checkdnsrr() Checks DNS records for type corresponding to host
    closelog() Closes the connection of system logger
    define_syslog_variables() Deprecated and removed in PHP 5.4. Initializes the variables used in syslog functions
    dns_check_record() Alias of checkdnsrr()
    dns_get_mx() Alias of getmxrr()
    dns_get_record() Gets the DNS resource records associated with the specified hostname
    fsockopen() Opens an Internet or Unix domain socket connection
    gethostbyaddr() Returns the domain name for a given IP address
    gethostbyname() Returns the IPv4 address for a given domain/host name
    gethostbynamel() Returns a list of IPv4 address for a given domain/host name
    gethostname() Returns the host name
    getmxrr() Returns the MX records for the specified internet host name
    getprotobyname() Returns the protocol number for a given protocol name
    getprotobynumber() Returns the protocol name for a given protocol number
    getservbyname() Returns the port number for a given Internet service and protocol
    getservbyport() Returns the Internet service for a given port and protocol
    header_register_callback() Calls a header function
    header_remove() Removes an HTTP header previously set with the header() function
    header() Sends a raw HTTP header to a client
    headers_list() Returns a list of response headers to be sent to the browser
    headers_sent() Checks if/where headers have been sent
    http_response_code() Sets or returns the HTTP response status code
    inet_ntop() Converts a 32bit IPv4 or 128bit IPv6 address into a readable format
    inet_pton() Converts a readable IP address into a packed 32bit IPv4 or 128bit IPv6 format
    ip2long() Converts an IPv4 address into a long integer
    long2ip() Converts a long integer address into a string in IPv4 format
    openlog() Opens the connection of system logger
    pfsockopen() Opens a persistent Internet or Unix domain socket connection
    setcookie() Defines a cookie to be sent along with the rest of the HTTP headers
    setrawcookie() Defines a cookie (without URL encoding) to be sent along with the rest of the HTTP headers
    socket_get_status() Alias of stream_get_meta_data()
    socket_set_blocking() Alias of stream_set_blocking()
    socket_set_timeout() Alias of stream_set_timeout()
    syslog() Generates a system log message
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