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gethostname

(PHP >= 5.3.0)

gethostnameGets 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



add a note add a note User Contributed Notes gethostname - [2 notes]
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JP
3 years ago
You can use php_uname("n") in Windows to return the host name. You may have worked this out already but it took my a blinkin age!
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RoboTamer
1 year ago
I don't know how you would do this on a win system but us nix users, we can use the native hostname with -f to get a reliable hostname.

<?php
$_SERVER
["SERVER_NAME"] =  exec('hostname -f');

?>

 
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