Syntax:string gethostbyname ($hostname)
Parameter :This function takes one required parameter,
$hostname . It specifies the hostname whose IPv4 address should be found.
Return Value:This function returns the IPv4 address on success or a string containing the unchanged hostname on error.
Note.This function is available for PHP 4.0.0 and above.The following program illustrates the gethostbyname() function in PHP:
Program :
$ip
=
gethostbyname
(
"engineerforengineer.org"
);
echo
$ip
;
?>
Output:52.25.109.230
Link: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gethostbyname.php