Method Protocols.DNS.client()->gethostbyname()
- Method gethostbyname
array gethostbyname(string hostname)
- Description
Queries the host name from the default or given DNS server. The result is an array with three elements,
- Returns
An array with the requested information about the specified host.
Array string hostname Hostname.
array(string) ip IP number(s).
array(string) aliases DNS name(s).
- Note
Prior to Pike 7.7 this function only returned IPv4 addresses.