gethostname
gethostname
(PHP >= 5.3.0)
gethostname — Gets the host name
Description
string gethostname ( void )
gethostname() gets the standard host name for the local machine.
Return Values
Returns a string with the hostname on success, otherwise FALSE is returned.
Examples
Example #1 A simple gethostname() example
<?php
echo gethostname(); // may output e.g,: sandie
// Or, an option that also works before PHP 5.3
echo php_uname('n'); // may output e.g,: sandie
?> See Also
- gethostbyname() - Get the IPv4 address corresponding to a given Internet host name
- gethostbyaddr() - Get the Internet host name corresponding to a given IP address
- php_uname() - Returns information about the operating system PHP is running on
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